BB: Well, fans, we're coming down to the final match of FISH FUND XI....and while this card may have billed as the "End of An Era," after what we just saw, I'm not exactly sure what era we're seeing end! Not the one with CS Enterprises certainly. And after all the action we've seen, certainly not the era of the CSWA sitting atop as *the* league in professional wrestling! SB: Just hurry up and get this next match over with before Hortense comes over and threatens me again. BB: That shouldn't be a new thing to you, Sammy. Well, fans, we've seen matches for the ownership of the CSWA, we've seen new champions crowned. We've seen a battle between three of the preeminent former and current holders of the EN World Title, not to mention some incredible action in the tag team division with the Unified World Titles. But it all comes down to this. One final match, no special stipulations, no cages, no partners. This isn't NO EXCUSES or WAR GAMES, it's not the WHEEL OF DEATH or the FIREHOUSE. It's a simple battle of brain, brawn, and will. SB: How poetic. BB: (gives Sammy a withering look) Fans, before we head to the introductions, here's a very special look at the feud between GUNS and HORNET. ============================================================ (The TV wall lights up, as over 110,000 fans rise to their feet to watch. The video begins, shows the words, CAREER MATCH, on the screen) Video: Tonight, one of the preeminent wrestlers in the world will leave the CSWA. Not for a day, not for a month, but for a lifetime. The battle between Hornet and GUNS has been raging for over a year, and the action in this drama has taken place in two federations, many matches, and lots of blood, sweat, and tears. Tonight, two men step into the squared circle for the final time in the CSWA. The man they call "The Franchise........." (cut to clip: Hornet is speaking) "You see, Rudy, it seems to me that GUNS is running around trying to solidify his "rule" in some of the minor leagues. He's always talked about how I'm the "Franchise" of the CSWA. Well, he's right." (cut to clip: GUNS) "...And when it's all said and done, all you'll be the "Franchise" of...is the charred remains. Enjoy it while it lasts, Hornet." The man they call "The Strongest Arms In The World..." (cut to clip: GUNS) "I don't NEED to pin you, Hornet. I already know who the better man is. And here's one hint. He's got the Strongest Arms in the World." (cut to clip: Hornet) "I'm glad you've reckoned with your fate, GUNS. FISH FUND XI will be your last night in the CSWA. But it won't be because of the "powers that be," it won't be because of anything other than the simple fact that I'm better than you are. Come to grips with it, GUNS. I know you're a proud man, but, well, simply put, you're not me. You aren't good enough to be me, and you're not good enough to pin me." Video: The hatred between these two men stretches back over part of their careers. When GUNS was unable to face off against Mike Randalls under a mask in the AAWC, it was Hornet he turned to. And when Hornet defeated Randalls for the AAWC Unified Title, it was Hornet who was turned on...and then put in the hospital by GUNS. The feud may have begun there, but it certainly didn't end. Exactly one year ago, these two men met at FISH FUND X, in the last IRONMAN of CHAMPIONS. It all came down to one final match. The winner of the match by pinfall would become the Unified Champion. But even by then, the hatred between these two men was so deep...that one of them did the unthinkable. (Cut to footage of the match at FISH FUND X: Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory) BB: Well, GUNS isn't screaming anymore, in fact, he's not doing much of anything anymore. He appears to be out in the middle of the ring. Hornet has this match won, but there is no Ben Worthington ready to award him the win. Hornet lets up on the Scorpion and heads over to the side of the ring to wake Ben Worthington. Hold on, GUNS seems to be coming back to life in the middle of the ring. Hornet doesn't give him a moment to rest. He pulls GUNS to his feet and sends him down with a belly to back suplex, and then pulls GUNS back up. Hornet measures him and then goes back to come off the ropes. Hornet charges GUNS, but GUNS falls to his good knee and launches Hornet over the top rope!!! And Worthington is still down, so he didn't see it! Hornet comes down hard on his back on the ring apron!!! SB: He's hurt, Bill. He's really hurt. BB: You don't have to sound so happy about it! Hornet has this match won until GUNS sent him over the top in desperation! GUNS scoots over to where Worthington is lying and tries to pull himself up to his feet by the ropes. Hornet is still outside on the floor, and he's not making any motion to get up. SB: GUNS has got to get Hornet back in the ring. He cannot win the IRONMAN with just 15 points for the countout win! BB: And it seems like GUNS heard you, because he moves away from Worthington and heads to get Hornet back into the ring. GUNS is still in trouble; he can't put any weight at all on that right knee. And we can't tell the extent of Hornet's injury yet, except that it is obvious his back has been reinjured. Hornet is up on his knees, and GUNS leans under the bottom rope to pull Hornet back into the ring by his hair! Both men are in the ring, but they're both off their feet. Hornet is barely moving, and GUNS cannot get to his feet without incredible pain and risking further injury. We could have a double count-out here if Worthington ever wakes up! SB: And it looks like he might! He's stirring over there in the corner! BB: GUNS pulls the unconscious Hornet into the center of the ring and covers him! Worthington is still blurry-eyes, but he counts it from across the ring!! ONE..........no, Hornet gets his right shoulder up! I don't know how Hornet got that shoulder up, but somehow he did. Ben Worthington is slow getting to his feet, but he finally does, and he begins the standing ten-count on both men. Both GUNS and Hornet are pulling on the ropes, trying to make it to their feet before the ten count. Hornet falls back onto the mat and begins again, but GUNS is finally successful in making it to his feet, breaking the ten count. GUNS grimaces each time he puts any weight on that right knee, but he knows that he's so close to winning the Unified Championship, he doesn't care. SB: Finish him! End it! BB: Hornet is finally on his feet. GUNS puts him down with a slam. He pulls Hornet upside down! He's going to try and end it all here! PILEDRIVER! He covers! ONE......NO, Hornet gets his leg on the ropes! Neither man is willing to give up in this one! SB: They better start thinking about ending it, because only five minutes remain in the match! BB: Good point! GUNS is using his incredible upper body strength, but he can't use any maneuver where he would have to pick Hornet up because of his knee. GUNS pulls Hornet to his feet again, and there's a DDT!!! GUNS follows, setting up Hornet and sending him hard into the mat with a TOMBSTONE! GUNS covers! ONE.......TWO......NO, the shoulder is up! Hornet has no chance of winning this match, but he's not giving it up! Hold on, GUNS is yelling something at Hornet. Let's get that ring microphone on! GUNS: It's over, Bugbrain. Give it up now before I snap your neck, your back, whatever! You know who the better man is! BB: GUNS pulls Hornet up again, and there's another DDT! GUNS: Don't you know when you've met your match? It's over, Hornet! BB: But GUNS only gets a two-count before Hornet gets the shoulder up. Hornet isn't answering any of GUNS' taunts. GUNS: Don't get up again! I told you that this is over! BB: And AGAIN, GUNS puts Hornet down with the tombstone and covers!! ONE.........TWO......NO, again Hornet is up! RJ: Three minutes remain in this match. SB: There's no way either of these men can go for another three minutes. This one is going to end right here, right now. BB: GUNS pulls Hornet to his feet and whips him into the turnbuckle! He can't run to follow him in, but there's no rush, because Hornet slumps to the mat still in the corner. GUNS lifts Hornet and puts him on the top rope! SB: He can't be going for a superplex can he???? BB: I think so. Since he can't put much pressure on his knee, he's going to let momentum do the work for him! And when he throws Hornet onto his back from the top rope, this match is over! GUNS: I told you it's over, boy. But now I'm going to end your career! HORNET: Don't bet on it, steroidboy. If I can't win this thing, then either can you! BB: Hornet has come to life on the top turnbuckle! BB: Hornet blocks GUNS' attempt to send him to the mat! GUNS can't put any pressure on that knee, so Hornet is able to stay perched on that top turnbuckle while GUNS pushes off the second rope. RJ: Ninety seconds remain! SB: After all that, this thing is gonna end in a time limit draw? What a jip! BB: Hornet said that if he couldn't win, he wouldn't let GUNS. But I don't know if he'll have any choice in the matter. If GUNS gets him off that turnbuckle, this match is over! GUNS pulls at Hornet again, but Hornet pulls back, and now we've got two men fighting for their lives! Hornet places his feet on the second rope and pulls! GUNS just WENT TO THE OUTSIDE FROM THE TOP TURNBUCKLE!!! He is hurt! Referee Ben Worthington is calling for the bell!!!! Rhubarb? RJ: Referee Ben Worthington has awarded the match to GUNS via disqualification of Hornet for throwing his opponent over the top rope. That means GUNS finishes with a 3-2 record, but only 55 points! Video: Months later, GUNS and Hornet would meet in what everyone thought would be their final match. GUNS, who desperately needed knee surgery to repair the damage done by Mike Randalls, had announced his intention to retire. But before he did so, he called for a match against Hornet, one that Hornet wanted just as eagerly. That match went on for sixty minutes, with neither man able to garner to strength to pin the other. However, rather than let it end in a time-limit draw, they let the match continue. And while Hornet took control of the match in overtime, GUNS never gave in to the Scorpion Deathlock, even after ten minutes of knee-wrenching, blinding pain. Finally, however, it was enough....and Hornet got the pin on GUNS. But if you thought the story would end there, well, you were sadly mistaken. Just months later, GUNS would make his return, now with a 'bionic' knee replacement. He sought out the help of Hornet for one reason. That reason being, to payback Mike Randalls for the career-ending injury he had caused. The stage was set, and in the match between Hornet and Mike Randalls, Hornet did something he hadn't done before, he pulled an opponent into a trap just as tightly wrapped as the Scorpion Deathlock, and then sprung it....with disastrous results for Randalls. GUNS and Hornet beat him to a tee, and in the weeks and months to come, the two men would develop a wrestling partnership that seemed as tightly bound as any....at least for a while. Then the doubt seemed to seep in. Hornet interfered in various matches between Mark Windham and GUNS, especially when the EN World Title seemed to be on the line. GUNS accidently caught Hornet in his back with the EN World Title during a brawl. Finally, it seemed, something had to snap. At Winter's Warriors, March of this year, something did. But not in the way that anyone thought. Again, the unthinkable happened, and it has been the root cause of everything leading up until now. (Cut to: Winter's Warriors VII footage) SAMMY BENSON: Folks remember this night...what GUNS is doing to Windham well..it's UNFORGETABLE! BILL BUCKLEY: GUNS, executes a vertical suplex! He's on fire, and this sold-out crowd in GREENSBORO is loving every minute of it! SAMMY BENSON: I'm loving it too, Buckley..this is great! I'm going to order the video...which by the way is only $220.00! BILL BUCKLEY: Stop! GUNS is making his way to the top rope! Windham staggers to his feet! GUNS is perched on the top! He flys off the top rope, but WINDHAM FLINGS THE LADDER IN FRONT OF HIM AND GUNS RUNS HEAD FIRST INTO IT! SAMMY BENSON: What a move! Windham isn't dead yet, this hasn't been a bad little match! BILL BUCKLEY: Both men on the mat, Windham unable to get up, and GUNS is shaken by the blow! SAMMY BENSON: First man to his feet wins! *laugh* BILL BUCKLEY: Windham, shows some signs of life, as he uses the ladder to pull himself up! Mark reaches down to pull GUNS to his feet...European uppercut! And another! Windham wraps the EN champ's neck over the top rope! There's a choke! Come on, Juarez break the hold!! SAMMY BENSON: Quit your whining..he's got 5 seconds! And the way Manuel understands English, he could count to 30! BILL BUCKLEY: Windham flips the ropes towards his body, and GUNS goes flying backwards! BILL BUCKLEY: Windham's face is a crimson mask..he's been beaten down, but somehow the 5-time US Heavyweight Champion has gotten his second wind! SAMMY BENSON: He's done it just in the nick of time, Buckley! Another minute, and this match would've been over! For sure! BILL BUCKLEY: Mark uses the ladder as a springboard, and clotheslines GUNS! Windham, kneels over the fallen EN Champ, as he fires several right hands! If GUNS wanted a fight, you better believe Windham is ready to give him one! SAMMY BENSON: Fight or not, the winner is the one who walks away with the gold at the end of the night...Marky can make GUNS bleed all he wants to, but he's got to pin his shoulders to the mat! BILL BUCKLEY: Windham with a belly to belly suplex! OHMY! Here's the cover, 1....2..No! Whoa! That count was fast! What the heck is Juarez doing! SAMMY BENSON: Maybe the man is just a little excited about calling his first WORLD title match! BILL BUCKLEY: Maybe..Mark sets up the ladder, he's climbing the steps! Windham off the top of the ladder, with a leg drop! I believe this is the first ladder match for either man, but they're learning what to do with it, very quickly! SAMMY BENSON: They're champs, Buckley..you make do with what you've been given! Let's not forget it was GUNS who brought the ladder into the ring in the first place! BILL BUCKLEY: And now he's paying for it! Windham irish whips GUNS into the ropes, Western Lariat! He connected on that one! For so many years, Sammy, he used the Lariat to finish his matches! SAMMY BENSON: I remember..he beat my guys a few times with it...the twit! BILL BUCKLEY: Stonewall Jackson, has GUNS to his feet, Side Russian Leg Sweep! He's got things rollin' now! Mark stays on the offensive, he's got a boston crab! GUNS is screaming out in pain! What a turn of events! SAMMY BENSON: There's going to be a new EN World Champ tonight, I can smell it in the air! BILL BUCKLEY: No Sammy, what you smell is just you.. SAMMY BENSON: (smelling him self) Oh... BILL BUCKLEY: Windham has the boston crab sinched in... if GUNS wants to keep that title, he better do something quick! BILL BUCKLEY: GUNS crawls over to the ropes..inching his way ever closer! He extends his hand, GUNS has the bottom rope! Windham releases the ropes, and shoves Juarez..I guess he tought the match should have been called! SAMMY BENSON: Don't shove Juarez he's just the middle man.. BILL BUCKLEY: Yeah. Windham with a bulldog! The tide has certainly turned here..GUNS is the beaten man, and it's Windham who has the upper hand! Mark whips GUNS to the ropes, SPINEBUSTER! SAMMY BENSON: We've got a new champion right here! BILL BUCKLEY: One..two..no! Man, Juarez that's a fast count you idiot! What's he doing? SAMMY BENSON: Fast count? Just call the match, old man! BILL BUCKLEY: Mark goes to the top rope...check that..he's climbing the cage! GUNS is to his feet, he's going after Windham!! GUNS reaches out, and pulls Mark down!! SAMMY BENSON: Whoa..nice butt shot..there's my thrill for the day! Gawd, I hate my life... BILL BUCKLEY: GUNS rams Mark's head into the top of the cage! Windham rakes the eyes! Mark is climbing over the top of the cage, he's leaving!! GUNS manages to grab on the Windham's hair! He's not letting Mark get away! SAMMY BENSON: Of course not, they've got a score to settle! (fumbling around) I know that extra Bud is around here someplace... BILL BUCKLEY: GUNS pulls Windham up a little..he's setting up for a suplex!! GUNS superplexes Mark off the top of the CAGE!! OHMYGAWD! SAMMY BENSON: This has gone too far!! BILL BUCKLEY: Yes it has, the action here is unreal! SAMMY BENSON: No, someone took my beer..(pointing to a fan) Was it you, lush face? BILL BUCKLEY: GUNS piledrives Windham!! The cover, ONE....TWO...................NO! Come on Juarez! SAMMY BENSON: He's doing the best he can, get off his back.. if you don't have anything nice to say don't say anything at all! BILL BUCKLEY: Shut up Benson! SAMMY BENSON: Shutting up sir.. BILL BUCKLEY: GUNS carries Windham to the top of the Ladder! What's he doing? GUNS is planning something, he points to the fans!! They give their approval! SAMMY BENSON: Oh-no..I can't watch! BILL BUCKLEY: GUNS powerbombs Mark off the top of the ladder! OHMY!! BILL BUCKLEY: GUNS instead of going for the pin is going to make sure Windham is out.... GUNS with a TOMBSTONE PILEDRIVER!! This could be it! SAMMY BENSON: I don't believe it..he's going to become one fo the few men ever to pin WINDHAM!! BILL BUCKLEY: GUNS is making his way to the top of the ladder once again! Mark is out cold!! GUNS jumps off the ladder, and nails Windham with his Bionic knee!! SAMMY BENSON: That's a metal knee...that's illegal!! Or it shoulde be!! BILL BUCKLEY: Mark's face and chest is covered in blood, he's out of it! GUNS with the cover, MYGAWD he's going to do it!!!!!! GUNS makes the cover........hey..what! Juarez isn't counting the pin!!! What in the world!! Manuel Juarez is not counting the pin!! SAMMY BENSON: YESSSSSSSSSS!!! BILL BUCKLEY: GUNS pulls at Juarez's shirt..urging him to count!! He's just looking at GUNS!! MANUEL JUAREZ:(to GUNS) NO ENGLISH..NO ENGLISH! SAMMY BENSON: Look at that...how is he suppose to count, when he doesn't know the language! BILL BUCKLEY: He speaks English quite fluidly, thank you very much!! What the heck is he doing!! GUNS to his feet, he's got Juarez by the neck!! The fans are going nuts..they don't know what's going on!!! Windham is slowly coming to! SAMMY BENSON: I've got a funny feeling about this, Buckley! BILL BUCKLEY: GUNS yelling at Juarez, and rightfully so! Windham, reaches into his boot! HE'S GOT BRASS KNUCKLES!!! SAMMY BENSON: YESSSS!!! Just like Mariah says, ONE SWEET DAY!! WHOOO HOOOO! (continued) BILL BUCKLEY: Mark to his feet, he taps GUNS on the shoulder, and takes a wild swing!! HE'S KNOCKED OUT GUNS!!! HE JUST CLOBBERED GUNS WITH THE BRASS KNUCKS!! WHAT IN THE HELL IS GOING ON HERE!?? SAMMY BENSON: Thank you so much...thank you lord!! BILL BUCKLEY: LOOK AT JUAREZ..HE'S JUMPING UP AND DOWN LIKE HE JUST WON A MILLION DOLLARS!!! FOR GOODNESS' SAKES HE'S BEEN PAID OFF!! SAMMY BENSON: Nothing gets by you, does it? BILL BUCKLEY: Manuel Juarez is jumping for joy, meanwhile, Windham has GUNS pinned!! Juarez is too busy celebrating he doesn't realize Windham has GUNS pinned!!! SAMMY BENSON: What an idiot! BILL BUCKLEY: Windham screaming at Juarez, wait..(fans erupt) HERE COMES HORNET!! YESSSS!! YESSSSS! Video: No one in the world knew exactly what was going on a that point. Hornet and Mark Windham had ended their best friendship two years previously, and the weeks and months before Winter's Warriors, it seemed as if they truly hated each other. (back to footage) BILL BUCKLEY: Windham has GUNS dead to rights, but Juarez is having some sort of fit!! SAMMY BENSON: Come on you idiot...count the freakin' pin!! BILL BUCKLEY: HORNET is scaling the cage!! He's trying to get in!!! Windham runs over and grabs Manuel by the shirt!! He's dragging him over to GUNS!! SAMMY BENSON: Hurry you moron, count the pin!! BILL BUCKLEY: HORNET IS IN THE CAGE!!!! WINDHAM WITH THE COVER, AND JUAREZ TO COUNT..... SAMMY BENSON: You can do it....come on!! BILL BUCKLEY: 1........2........(HORNET dives and catches Juarez's arm right before it hits the mat for the 3!) YESS!!!(Fans go wild) HORNET has the hand of Juarez.. he's pointing his finger to the fans.... HORNET:(shaking head and finger) NO...NO....NO!! SAMMY BENSON: What is that goob doing here!! This doesn't concern him!! BILL BUCKLEY: He's trying to save his best friend!! Windham goes after HORNET, but HORNET catches him with a savat kick! HORNET whips Windham into the corner, HORNET SPLASH!! I LOVE IT!! I LOVE IT! SAMMY BENSON: I'm going to cry..... BILL BUCKLEY: GUNS TO HIS KNEES..HE SEES WHAT HORNET HAS DONE!! GUNS HAS A HUGE SMILE ON HIS FACE!! HE LOOKS TO THE FANS AND POINTS TO HORNET, AS IF TO SAY..THERE'S MY BEST FRIEND!! SAMMY BENSON: Spare me! BILL BUCKLEY: HORNET AND GUNS EMBRACE!! THEY EXCHANGE WORDS, HORNET TOLD GUNS TO GO OVER AND FINISH OFF WINDHAM!! HE'S GOING TO FORCE JUAREZ TO COUNT!! SAMMY BENSON: I'm getting sick.... BILL BUCKLEY: GUNS HAS WINDHAM SET FOR ANOTHER PILEDRIVER!!! WHAT IN THE WORLD???? IT JUST LOOKED LIKE... JUAREZ JUST SLIPPED SOMETHING TO HORNET!! SAMMY BENSON: There's hope!! BILL BUCKLEY: IT'S TAPE! HE'S TAPING UP HIS FIST.. HORNET BOUNCES OFF THE ROPES, DISCUS PUNCH ON GUNS!!! OHMYGAWD!! HE'S BEEN KNOCKED SILLY, BY HIS OWN FREAKIN' BEST FRIEND!! SAMMY BENSON: YESSSSSSSSSSSS!! BILL BUCKLEY: HORNET STOMPS AWAY AT GUNS! WINDHAM IS UP.... HE LOOKS AT HORNET!! THEY BOTH START LAUGHING!! WHAT IN THE HECK IS GOING ON?!!! SAMMY BENSON: It's a set-up the whole thing is a set-up!! GUNS has been scammed!! Video: Mark Windham went on the take the Enterprises World Championship in that NO EXCUSES match. But afterwards, the real fireworks began. (cut to clip of GUNS after WW7) You know something...I thought I'd seen it all. But this really takes the cake. (Laughs.) Hornet...I'll admit it...you played me like a CHEAP VIOLIN...just like you always have! You know...Jim Williams wasn't all too far off when he called you the Anti Christ! The man was speaking the truth the whole time...it's ironic. It's really ironic...the writing was on the wall but I just refused to read it. I bought into the "Greatest American Hero" just like all those people out there with their foam fingers and their Hornet face paint. I bought into it, Hornet...and you SOLD ME DOWN THE RIVER! Hornet...you got me! Are you happy now? You got me...you set the trap and I fell for it HOOK, LINE, AND SINKER!! Well, that's fine! I'll give you a round of applause? You and Windham fooled just about EVERYBODY in the CSWA...but the difference is, boys...that I'm not one of the fans you hurt tonight. I'm not wearing my Hornet face paint with tears welling up in my eyes as I throw my foam finger in the garbage! "Hornet...I thought you were my FRIEND...I thought you were...(Laughs.) Well...it really doesn't matter what I thought anymore, does it. All that matters is what IS! And what has happened here tonight is that you two have brought me right back down to rock bottom! You two have taken everything away from me! You've robbed me of my only friend in the sport...you've robbed me of my dignity...but most of all, boys...you've robbed me of the UNIFIED title...you've robbed me of the EN title...FOR THE LAST TIME! I'm not gonna TAKE IT ANYMORE! It's all laid out on the table now, isn't it!! No more tricks...no more deception...it's all out in the open now! Hornet...the last time we were on opposite sides of the ring...I was on one leg going solely on emotion...solely on GUTS... and you still needed EVERYTHING in your power to BEAT ME! Well...things have certainly changed now, haven't they? You see...Hornet...I've returned with a Bionic Knee and a new lease on my career...and you'veshown your true colors... that's all well and good, Hornet! But Hornet...you're gonna pay for what you did here tonight! You're going to PAY for selling me down the river! You're going to WISH YOU WERE NEVER BORN! Hornet...Windham...and even that idiot Mexican Juarez...it's NO MORE MR. NICE GUY! You wanna PLAY? THEN LET'S PLAY!! Hornet...Windham...I'm coming for you! It's not about the UNIFIED title anymore...you've changed my whole outlook! You've made it PERSONAL!! Whether I ever win that UNIFIED title or not...know THIS!! I am going to go down in history as the man who DESTROYED AMERICA'S TEAM ONCE AND FOR ALL!! Hornet...Windham...you've made your beds...now you've GOTTA SLEEP IN THEM!! (Storms out of the locker room.) (cut to clip of Hornet) "You're right, GUNS, you're right back at the bottom. Right where I left you when you retired. But don't threaten us, GUNS. After tonight, don't even pretend that you're in any condition to make threats. You want to break up America's Team? Only two men were ever able to do that, GUNS, and you're looking at them. It's time for you to choose your path, GUNS. If that means coming after us, then by all means, bring it on." Video: Since that night, the feud has intensified. GUNS even went so far as teaming up with former archenemy turned ally, Mike Randalls, in taking on America's Team. Something seemed to have gone awry throughout the world of wrestling, and it centered on these two men. And from that night on, while the action has largely been in the interview areas rather than the ring, that feud has added fuel to the fire. Until now. Since then, GUNS had echoed his cries of corruption, while Hornet has echoed his cries of supremacy. (cut to clips of GUNS) "It's very simple, Hornet. You won't leave the CSWA... because things aren't done your way anywhere else." "But I want one more shot, Hornet. One last chance to get my hands on you. You say that the "powers that be" won't be involved in this one? Why should that night be different from every other night in the CSWA? Sorry, Hornet, but I don't buy it. But, I must say...if it comes down to just you and me, on level ground...I'm gonna kick your ass all over that ring. I'm going to give you the beating of your natural life. And I'm gonna pin your painted ass right in the center of the ring." "But I'm not one to kid myself, Hornet. We both know that will never happen. We both know that the clock ticks just that much slower when Hornet is on the canvas...and that much faster when Hornet in on top." "You see, Hornet, you seem to think that you made a big joke out of GUNS. Frankly, I think you and Windham are the only ones who got the joke...because frankly, I don't see the punchline. I don't see anything funny." "The truth is that JobTour '96 is going to roll into Sweetwater and then out of the CSWA forever." (cut to clips of Hornet) "So don't come here and whine about what I've done to you. Because by my books, the account's not cleared up yet. But it will be at FISH FUND, when I slap on the Scorpion Deathlock, then let up and pin you with one finger. So, whether you decide to bring the "old" GUNS or the "new" GUNS as you apparently call them....whether you bring an army or yourself, I'm gonna take care of business at FISH FUND. And my business will be putting you out of the CSWA. So you go on whining, talk about your grandmother, talk about the "turn," talk about all the belts you've lost or never held....because after FISH FUND, you're out of the big leagues, buddy, once and for all." "The truth is, the only man attempting to become king around here is: "The Whiner Who Would Be King." "Yep, GUNS is going to be put out of the CSWA. He's says he'll beat me from pillar to post, but I'll somehow get the "cheap" pin. Well, I think I've made it very clear that for my part at least, it's gonna be one-on-one, no tricks, no surprises." "You whine because I won't come to your corrupted AAWC and wrestle....although I've already done it. You whine because Anarky calls himself a star, and then complain because he's in too many leagues in your opinion. You tell me that win at FISH FUND won't matter because I'm not beating you in the AAWC, but you don't apply the same rules, since you can't beat Windham one-on-one in the CSWA. Or myself either, for that matter. Or Adler, or a slew of other folks like Eliminator and Anarky, two men you've decided to put down lately." "You see, GUNS, it's never been the "powers that be" that have stopped you from pinning me, no matter how much you believe it. It was me, GUNS, pure and simple. Cause you see, every time we've met, I've had the upper hand. Even at FISH FUND last year, I had you beaten until you decided to throw me over the top. And even then, even after that, I beat you, didn't I? Because you never touched the Unified Championship. And guess who did, GUNS? Guess who did for the third time? The "powers that be" aren't involved in this GUNS. It's just you and me." "Excuses won't help. Whining about corruption and "poor GUNS" won't help. But I'll help you. I'll put you out of your misery..." Video: This time, there can be only one. There are no titles, there will be no more chances. The time for talk is over. The time for excuses has passed. The time for action is now. (Fireworks explode on the video wall, and are followed by fireworks in the arena, as the hushed crowd erupts once again.) BB: Well, fans, there's a part of the history between these two men. Let's cut the chatter, and head down to Rhubarb Jones with the introductions! Let's do it, Rhubarb! RJ: Ladies and gentlemen, we're down to the final match of this TRIPLE MAIN EVENT here at FISH FUND XI: END OF AN ERA! This match is one-fall, with no time limit. The loser of this match will be forced to leave the CSWA, his CSWA career over. The first contestant hails from San Antonio, Texas. He stands at five feet eleven inches, and weighs in at a massive three hundred sixty-five pounds. He entered the CSWA in March 1995, and very quickly rose to the top, defeating former CSWA World Champion Joey Melton, and then moving on to defeat 16 other top contenders in the world to take the Enterprise World Championship, a title he has held on two occasions. He is the former and only CAL World Champion, a former UWA Mid-American Champion, a former CCW World heavyweight Champion. He has held the PCWA Unified Championship, the AAWC Unified Championship and most recently, the FWC Universal Championship. He is known for his violent feud with Mike Randalls, which raged throughout most of the major federations in the world over the past few years. Tonight, he hopes to finish a feud that has become as storied. You have seen how he has competed with Hornet for the Unified World Title. Tonight, they do it with their careers on the line. He is accompanied down to ringside by his manager, the infamous TTL! Here is the man with the thirty-two inch biceps, he is the "Strongest Arms In The World," here is GUNS!!!!!!!!!! (mixed crowd reaction, chorus of "Whiner" chants from some) BB: GUNS is making his way down to ringside, and TTL is talking in his ear all the way. And in case you're wondering what that seems to be all over him........... that came from his match with EN World Champ Anarky last night when I guess you could say Anarky got GUNS with his own version of the title. That's certainly not going to be fun for Hornet to attempt to grapple with. Even TTL is turning up his nose a bit. But forget all that, look at GUNS, he's focused. Even with the bus and the fanfare, GUNS is doing what he said he would do....he's here to beat Hornet senseless. I really don't think his career here in the CSWA matters to him. SB: Really? What tipped you off on that, Sherlock? Wouldn't be the numberless interviews that he's done, now would it? BB: Stuff it, Sammy. SB: When is Bugbrain coming out? I love that name. (laughs) BB: Well, actually, there seems to be a problem. SB: Oh forget it, Buckley. Hit it, Rhubarb! RJ: GUNS' opponent hails from Greensboro, North Carolina. He stands six feet five inches tall, and weighs in at two hundred sixty-nine pounds. He is a former three-time CSWA World Champion, a former CSWA Unified Champion, former two-time United States Champ, and former three-time Unified World Heavyweight Champion. He has held World Championships on more than thirty occasions, including the AAWC World and AAWC Universal Championships. He is a former JWA World, WDWF World, USWA World, USWF World, two-time EN Superleague, and UWL Superleague Champion, just to name a few. He won the ULTRATITLE Tournament in 1991. One of his greatest accomplishments was winning the original IRONMAN of CHAMPIONS to merge the CSWA Unified, AAWC World, and IWCCW World Championships into the original Unified World Title, a title which has grown over the past three years. He is also known for violent feuding with Mike Randalls, a man he lost the Unified Championship to. He entered the CSWA at its conception in March 1988, and has remained under contract since then. His friendship with America's Team partner Mark Windham is well known. He is the master of the Scorpion Deathlock, and has been called the "Franchise" wrestler of the CSWA, as well as "The Greatest American Hero." You all known him more simply as the one, the only,HORNET!!! BB: This crowd is on their feet and cheering for the former three-time Unified Champ. SB: So, where is he? BB: That's what I was trying to tell you, goof. Hornet's still flying in. SB: WHAT? He's still on a plane? Talk about excuses. That's ridiculous. I guess he couldn't even show his face. BB: That's ridiculous, Sammy. Hey, there's something coming this way... SB: Yeah, but where's Hornet!? BB: Right there, Sammy! SB: He's got a freakin' jetpack on!? Who does he think he is, Michael Jackson? BB: This crowd of 110,000 is on its feet as Hornet starts his descent into the FISH FUND PARK ARENA. He's at eye level with those fans in the nosebleed section right about now. SB: I can't believe it. A jetpack? Why not just swing in on a vine next time!? BB: GUNS looks almost amused inside the ring. SB: He's not worried about all this, Buckley. It's all smoke and mirrors. BB: GUNS is climbing up onto the second rope in the corner, he's daring Hornet to come down near him! SB: And Hornet, like a sucker, is taking the bait. BB: Hornet's almost directly overhead of GUNS right now, just about ten feet out of GUNS reach. Wait a second, he looks to be pulling some kind of handle. SB: Look out GUNS! It's POOP! BB: No, it's water! He just doused GUNS with a well-needed shower, apparently. SB: What in the freakin'..... BB: I guess he figured if GUNS can play games, so can he. Anyway, the 'piss' advantage has at least been nullified. GUNS looks like he's boiling over in a slow rage. Meanwhile, Hornet has landed in the aisleway, and he's being helped off with that jetpack. And there's goes GUNS after hiReferee Ben Worthington hasn't even called for the bell yet! GUNS charges down the aisle, and he just tackled Hornet to the concrete aisleway. He's beating on Hornet with those huge arms, but Hornet throwing his own punches. Ref Worthington has come down the aisleway to try and break it up, but there's no chance of that! Both men are climbing to their feet, Sammy. SB: He might as well sit back and let this one go, BB: Possibly. Just keep in mind, a disqualification in this one can send a man out of the league just as easily as a pinfall. Speaking of which, GUNS just picked up a chair, but Hornet blocks the blow and rips the chair away. He throws it down the aisleway, and now their eyes meet for the first time. And now it's Hornet's turn to start flailing away at GUNS. He scoops the big man up, belly to belly on the outside! SB: DQ! BB: I thought they needed to let it go, Sammy. Make up your mind. Hornet pulls GUNS to his feet and 'helps' him to his feet. SB: You know, I could really use a drink during this match. BB: They won't sell *you* one around here, remember? Inside the ring, Hornet just sent GUNS into the ropes. GUNS ducks the big clothesline and tries to come back across with a high knee, but Hornet dodges it. Fans, we were scheduled to have "The Living Legend" Mark Windham as a guest to join us in calling this match, but obviously, he can't be with us. Instead, we're being joined by his brother, formerly known as the Muppet Kid, Timmy Windham. TW: I'm glad to be here, Bill. This match has already started off great. SB: What's this loser doing here? TW: Watch it Sammy, before I piledrive *you* into the concrete. SB: Yessir, I'm sorry sir. BB: Well, Timmy, we're glad you were able to join us. TW: Again, my pleasure, Bill. It's just like I've done for most of my life here in the CSWA, covering for my big brother when he can't take care of his own business. SB: Whoa! BB: Let's get back to the action at hand. The two men have locked up in the center of the ring for a test of strength. GUNS has the obvious upper body strength advantage, but if Hornet can use his height to get leverage.....no, GUNS quickly forces Hornet to his knees and kicks the former Unified Champ in the head. GUNS scoops Hornet into his arms and drops him with a power slam. Hornet gets to his feet quickly, but looks a little winded. TW: GUNS is already going to work on the one part of Hornet that everyone already knows is weak. SB: His head? TW: No, you idiot, his back. SB: Whatever happened to the nice Timmy Windham? The fat young kid who used to say "ME MUPPET KID." TW: He's gone with the wind, Sammy, and if you don't shut up, you're gonna be gone with a boot to the a..... BB: Let's watch the language, gentlemen. GUNS follows up his body slam by sending Hornet into the ropes, and now he sends him up and keeps him there with a gorilla press! Hornet struggles to get loose, but instead, gets dropped throat-first onto the ropes. There's goes the air supp SB: GUNS told ya he was gonna whoop Hornet's a.... BB: Don't make me say it again, Sammy. GUNS tries to follow up with a shot from that bionic knee, but Hornet quickly rolls outside. Just as quickly, Hornet's back in. GUNS pulls him up by his hair, and irish whips Hornet, no, Hornet whips GUNS into the corner turnbuckle and now jumps up on the second rope. He's pummeling away as the crowd counts along. SB: Stupid crowd, always goes to ten. BB: GUNS literally pushes Hornet off the ropes and to the mat. Hornet hits the mat and rolls back up to his feet. GUNS charges across for a lariat, no! Hornet drops and rolls, and GUNS wraps his arms around the steel post! GUNS may have just nailed his shoulder with that one! Hornet quickly rolls him up. ONE........no, GUNS kicks out easily. TW: GUNS is too strong for that one obviously. Looks like Hornet is trying to feel him out, see exactly how much GUNS is going to fight for this one. BB: Looks like both men are giving it their all. No tenativeness in this one, just tenacity. SB: How long did it take you to pick those out of the dictionary? BB: Timmy, feel free to slap the taste out of his mouth at anytime. TW: (slaps Sammy) What was that, Bill? SB: (climbs back into his seat) OW! What the h*ll was that for? TW: (slaps Sammy again) Uh, uh, uh, watch that mouth, Benson. BB: Hornet quickly hooks in a sleeper hold on the former EN World Champ, but GUNS quickly breaks free, once again, using the Strongest Arms In The World to power out. Is he okay, Timmy? TW: I think so. I didn't realize he might fall off the stage. Yeah, he's moving, he'll be back up in a sec. BB: Let's hope not. Standing switch by GUNS, and now he's Hornet locked in with a figure four. Hornet quickly grabs the ropes, but GUNS just pulls back and lets go. Worthington calls for the break, but GUNS simply jerks with those huge arms and pulls Hornet into the center of the ring. TW: Hornet's gotta to stay out of that situation. He can't match power for power with GUNS...not many can. BB: But that's what he's trying to do. GUNS has that full nelson locked in tight, fingers laced behind the head of Hornet. But you can tell Hornet is trying to get out. TW: Look at those arm and chest muscles tighten. Hornet's pushing against a wall...and he's not going to move it. BB: GUNS shifts his stance, holding onto the full nelson. Hornet continues to struggle, you can see the strain on his face as he pushes against those massive arms. SB: You know, if you don't stop smackin' me, I'm gonna get mad! TW: Okay, Sammy. Whatever you say. SB: Huh? TW: I mean, whatever *she* says. (points to a woman behind Sammy) SB: YOU! I didn't mean..... Hortense: (slaps Sammy) I *told* you that I'd get you back. BB: Hornet is still trapped in the full nelson, and the claps and chants in this arena are thunderous. Hornet's not only straining with his arms and chest, but he's got his foot stomping on that mat as well. It might just be me, but it looks like GUNS may be giving way. TW: It's just you. BB: Finally, GUNS lets up on the full nelson and sends Hornet into the ropes. SIDEWALK SLAM! GUNS just nailed Hornet to the mat in the center of the ring. And now he follows up with a tombstone piledriver! Now GUNS is heading up top! Is he gonna try and come down with that knee onto Hornet!? TW: If he does, this one is over, one way or another. BB: No, GUNS is poised up top....it looks like he's going for a shoulderblock from the top rope. TW: Like I said, one way or another. BB: Hornet is slower to his feet, but he's standing up. Here comes GUNS! NO!! Hornet just caught the big man with a standing dropkick! That took a tremendous amount of wind out of both men. They're both down, and ref Ben Worthington starts the standing ten-count. TW: I've never seen two men this big collide like that. You always see smaller guys do things like that, but not 365- and 269- lb men. Uh oh, I think Sammy's moving off the floor down there again. BB: And inside the ring, so are those two former World Champs. Hornet gets to one knee first, and finally uses the ropes to pull himself up, breaking the count at seven. He quickly walks over to GUNS, and it looks like he's trying to pull the former EN Champ over into a boston crab. GUNS uses his strength and weight to block, but Hornet nails him with a series of kicks to the head and chest. Hornet goes for the boston crab again, again it's blocked by GUNS. Hornet drops the elbow and is back on his feet. He tries for it again....and he's got GUNS over. He sits back, and he's got that boston crab locked in tight! TW: You said tenacity earlier... BB: They're not quite in the center of the ring, but GUNS' height hurts him a little here....he's just not able to get enough leverage against the standing Hornet. Hornet seems to be ignoring the formerly injured right one, the bionic one...and now he's concentrating on the normal leg. GUNS is obviously in pain, but I don't think we'll see him give. He's only submitted once in his career, and he got payback for that one at DEATH ISLAND. This is a man who wouldn't even give to the Scorpion with one bad wheel. TW: Whether he gives or not, if he doesn't get out of the hold soon, he's not going to be able to use that leg for much of anything for the rest of this match. SB: I hate that woman. TW: Oh boy, you're back. SB: You better believe it, Timtim. TW: Son, what's wrong with your face? SB: Shut up. BB: He's right, Sammy, it's all black and blue. SB: Shut up! BB: Hornet still has the half crab cinched in, but GUNS is starting to force him up a little. GUNS has got one arm, now make that two, under him, and he's starting to pull his way toward the ropes, using that phenomenal arm strength. He's got the ropes, and Worthington calls for the break. Hornet gives a clean break and Worthington makes him step back. GUNS is slow getting to his feet, testing out that leg that's been stuck in the half boston. SB: Shut up! BB: And, may I ask, what was that for? SB: Oh, sorry. BB: GUNS is on his feet. He's slow out of the corner, but once again, the two men lock up in the center of the ring. Go behind by Hornet, there's a belly to back suplex. Hornet is back to his feet, and GUNS is slow to follow. Hornet heads into the ropes. Discus punch! That's one we haven't seen from Hornet in a while! GUNS goes down to one knee, but he's quickly back up. There's a rake to the eyes by GUNS. He quickly follows.....power slam! TW: GUNS is about to go on a tear... BB: GUNS follows up with a sidewalk slam. He's still limping on that good leg, but it hasn't stopped him from drastically changing the momentum in this one. GUNS pulls Hornet up and now he lifts him onto his shoulder. But Hornet rolls through and lands behind GUNS before the former EN Champ can go for the powerbomb. Hornet quickly hooks in the abdominal stretch. GUNS tries to nail Hornet by going around with an elbow, but Hornet's already got that back leg hooked. He's got it set in, and for the third time in this match, we've got one man locked in a painful submission-type maneuver. (Benson grabs hold of the Kermy doll and demonstrates the abdominal stretch) TW: Benson, I should tear your head off for that. But instead, I'm just gonna lump it on to the punishment I already owe my 'big brother.' Yeah right, big brother my butt. SB: Just a little bitter, are we? TW: I'M NOT BITTER. BB: Come on, guys, back to the matter at hand here. There may not be a rallying cry from the fans for GUNS to break out, but TTL is starting to get very, very vocal down there. Is he seeing something we're not? Anyway, the words from TTL work, and GUNS is able to force Hornet to release the hold. GUNS quickly uses those big arms to his advantage, hooking Hornet in a headlock. But Hornet wraps one arm under that knee of GUNS that he had in the boston crab, and one arm around the waist. GUNS tries to hold on, but Hornet lifts him up, and then brings him down hard on that knee. It's got to be hurting. Hornet takes him up and down one more time. And there's one more.....but this time Hornet takes him all the way over with a belly to back suplex. Hornet goes to hook the leg, but GUNS is able to grab the ropes, and then just as quickly roll out side. TW: He needs a 'time out' to walk that knee out. And I'm sure TTL has some words of wisdom. BB: TTL is right at his side as GUNS limps some, trying to work that knee. But here comes Hornet! He just got by Worthington, and now he comes outside! TW: He better be careful, it's two-on-one out there. BB: Hornet is all over GUNS, and rams his head into the metal railing. TTL had stepped back for a moment, but now Hornet turns his attention toward the manager. TTL is backing away, but slowly. Hornet better watch out as GUNS gets back to his feet! SB: If Hornet touches TTL, he better be disqualified. The man's a manager for goodness' sakes. BB: Yeah, coming from a former manager, I wouldn't expect any less. GUNS is up, and he nails Hornet with an axehandle blow to the back. Hornet is dropped to his knees, and GUNS quickly scoops him up. He's pressing Hornet over his head!!! And now he throws Hornet back into the ring, over the top rope! TW: Talk about power....geez. BB: You saw the clip in the video earlier folks, where GUNS threw Hornet over the top when he was behind in the match. This time, he throws Hornet BACK into the ring over the top. Talk about irony. TW: That's my line. BB: GUNS rolls back inside, and he's starting to take over on Hornet. Scoop slam by GUNS, but Hornet gets back to his feet. But GUNS is ready for him....DOUBLE CHICKEN WING!!!! TW: He's going for the submission here! And it looks like he could very well get it! Hornet is in trouble! SB: (singing) Oh happy day.... BB: Shut up Sammy. GUNS has it locked in, and once again, Hornet looks like he's using every muscle in his body to try and get out of the maneuver. That's his only hope, since he's nowhere near the ropes. TW: This crowd is on its feet, Bill. I've never seen anything like it. BB: Marvin, get a shot of this crowd of over 110,000. It's standing room only, and most of these fans are chanting Hornet's name right now. TW: Hornet's still fighting, but this maneuver is part hammerlock, part chinlock, and part hooking the legs. It's an awesome hold. BB: GUNS changes his stance a little, he's trying to drop Hornet down closer to the mat, but the former Unified Champ is fighting back. Ref Ben Worthington asks Hornet if he wants to submit, but Hornet shakes his head vigorously. The clapping in this arena is mounting, and as is does, it looks like Hornet may be making his move. GUNS looks like he's trying to fend off the comeback, but it may be too late. Hornet has broken free!!! GUNS grabs him and tries to drop him with a swinging neckbreaker, but gets pushed away! Arm whip by Hornet...CRUCIFIX. Hornet goes up and pulls GUNS around and over. Hornet goes for a full nelson, but GUNS quickly breaks free. Hornet with a kick to the midsection, and now there's a belly to belly suplex. SB: I'm going to be sick. BB: Hornet sends GUNS into the ropes, there's a flip flop, a modified version of a Frank 'n Parsons. Hornet pulls GUNS up, and catches him with a series of heart kicks to the chest. SB: Where else would heart kicks be, Buckley? TW: I can slap him again any time that you'd like, Bill. SB: I promise, I'll be good. BB: Thanks, Timmy. Again, GUNS is whipped into the ropes....Hornet dives to the mat, forces GUNS to leap over him and come off the other side. Hornet up, and he powers GUNS up over his head in his own bench press slam. Hornet walks around the ring, and drops GUNS neck-first onto the ropes with the super slam! SB: Do I have to watch this? BB: Hornet doesn't allow GUNS to roll outside, although TTL looks like he'd give anything for a time out right here. Hornet pulls GUNS up and sends him into the turnbuckle! HORNET SPLASH! And now he pulls GUNS out and puts him in the SCORPION DEATHLOCK!!!! He's got it! Hornet has it hooked on tight, and it's been a while since I've seen that look of intensity in his eyes. He's getting the 'payback' he said he wanted right here. Ref Ben Worthington is asking GUNS if he wants to give, but GUNS shakes his head and buries it into his forearm. TW: I've been in that hold before, and I can tell you, there's nothing else quite like it. You can't power your way out once it's locked in, and it feels like your legs and back are about to snap like twigs. SB: Thanks for the insight, goofball. BB: We're into the second minute of the Scorpion Deathlock here....knowing these two men, we could here for days. Because we know GUNS isn't going to give it up, and there's no way Hornet's going to let up without winning this match. Remember, there's no time limit here. SB: So you're saying I have time to run grab a beer? TW: Hornet's going to have to look at getting the pin eventually, but the longer GUNS is in the Scorpion, the longer time it'll take for his to get back to his feet, if he's able to at all. SB: Hey Windham, you're the guest, how about you go buy a couple of brewskies? BB: TTL has jumped up on the apron, and he's yelling at Worthington. I don't know what he's got up his sleeve....anyway, Worthington is finally able to talk him off the mat. The Scorpion's still locked in, and GUNS isn't answering Worthington's questions. TW: He could be out, Buckley. If there's enough pain administered, the body can shut down. SB: So now you're Dr. Windham? I thought you were raised in a circus by muppets? TW: Sammy, I can always go back to the back and find Space God if I need to. SB: No you can't, I retired him. TW: Sammy, have you ever heard of "The Clear," my finishing maneuver. SB: Oh my Lord. Buckley, protect me. BB: Ref Worthington raises GUNS's massive arm once, and it falls to the mat. He does it a second time, and again, it falls. TW: One more time, and GUNS is out of the CSWA once and for all. BB: Wait a second, Hornet just released the Scorpion. Worthington looks confused as well. But it looks like Hornet's headed up top! SB: Hey Timmy, tell us about your experience in being in this situation too! (laughs) BB: Cute, Sammy, very cute. Hornet comes off the top, SHOOTING STAR PRESS! This crowd is electrified! Worthington drops to the mat to count the pin, but Hornet pulls GUNS back up! Look at GUNS' face, the man is out on his feet. Worthington's got to think about stopping this one. Hornet whips GUNS across the ring and into the turnbuckle. About halfway across, GUNS's leg buckles, and he falls into a sitting position in the corner. SB: At least there can't be a Hornet Splash. BB: Don't be so sure, Hornet just went over into the corner and pulls GUNS up. He backs up across the ring and comes across.....HORNET SPLASH! Hornet pulls off of GUNS, and the big man crashes to the mat. Again, GUNS pulls Hornet up, and again he sends him across. This time, GUNS hits chest-first into the turnbuckle on the other side. Here comes Hornet. HORNET SPLASH! TW: The crowd is calling for another one! BB: But Worthington is talking to Hornet, he's telling him not to do it again. But Hornet pulls GUNS out and whips him across again. Worthington's telling Hornet not to do it, but Hornet is backing up. Worthington is standing directly in front of GUNS.....Hornet's telling the senior referee to move. SB: Disqualify him! BB: Hornet just walked over to Worthington. It looks like he just told the senior referee that he's coming across, and that Worthington better get out of the way. He backs up.....he's coming across! TW: What's TTL doing on the apron!!!!!?????? BB: HORNET SPLASH! OHMYLORD!!!! Hornet just sailed into the ring post!!! Worthington is down....it looks like Hornet caught him as he was moving out of the way. And GUNS....well GUNS is down on the ring apron. TTL pulled him out of the corner! SB: I didn't see that. BB: No, but the rest of the 110,000 or so of us in this arena did, Sammy. This crowd is turning angry very quickly. And now they're screaming at TTL as he climbs into the ring. Hornet has fallen out of the corner and is down in the center of the ring. TTL turns him over, and now he's dragging GUNS across. Hornet's grabbing his head.....he's split open and looks hurt badly. TTL just draped GUNS' arm over Hornet's chest. TW: This can't happen. BB: Now TTL jumps down off the apron, and he's shaking referee Ben Worthington back to life. Worthington seems conscious, but he's doesn't have any idea what's going on. TW: That's more than we can say for GUNS! BB: Worthington's coming too, and TTL is sliding off the apron!!! Referee Ben Worthington rolls over and he sees the cover!!! Oh no! He's gonna count it! ONE!!!!!!!!!!!! TWO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This can't be happening!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THREEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Worthington's gonna award this match to GUNS! The crowd is furious, they're yelling at the referee. Hornet is climbing to his feet, but it appears he's too late! He's asking Worthington what happened.....Hornet looks like he's in shock. TW: He's got reason to be. GUNS is still lying in the middle of the ring unconscious. BB: And it looks like Hornet is pointing that out. Rhubarb, do we have an official decision? RJ: Ladies and gentlemen, the winner of the match is "The Strongest Arms In The World" GUNS! Under the rules of the match, Hornet is now out of the CSWA. BB: Somebody's got to reverse this decision. Come on. Fans, this crowd is chanting a word that I can't utter on television. TTL has climbed into the ring, and he's trying to get GUNS out. Hornet has gone over to one of our technical staff down there, and it looks like they're showing him something. Hornet just tore back into the ring, and he's all over TTL! TW: That must've been the replay! BB: Hornet sends TTL into the turnbuckle....HORNET SPLASH!!! TTL is down, but he quickly rolls outside. He's leaving his man in here for dead. Hornet could end GUNS' career right here if he decides to. TW: Wouldn't be the first time, now would it? BB: Sammy, you've been awful quiet. SB: Shut up, Buckley. BB: Are those tears in your eyes? Fans, it looks like Hornet's got the ring mic....this crowd just went silent. Hornet's gonna say something... (inside the ring) Hornet: Ladies and gentlemen, you heard the announcer down here, and you saw the decision made by ref Worthington. I could stand here before you and utter an official protest....I just saw the replay. But the fact is this, GUNS just did something that he hasn't ever been able to do before...he pinned my shoulders to the mat for a three-count. And that means that I'm out of a league that I've wrestled in for over eight years now. No excuses, no reversals. This card will go down in the history books as a loss for me, fans. There won't be an asterisk next to it, there won't be any excuses written in there for me. (plants one foot on GUNS' back) But I want everyone to stand here and take a real close look at who the winner is in this ring. There's one man standing, and there's one man who hasn't been able to move under his own power for the last five minutes. (takes foot off GUNS, climbs and sits on top turnbuckle) I told all of you weeks ago, many times, that I'd wrestle this match clean. Unfortunately, that's something I haven't done a whole lot of lately. But you know the reasons behind that....and you've stuck by me. I thank you for that. I thank all of you who have stood beside me in this ring for the last eight years, whether it's been in the CSWA, the AAWC, the UWL, or any of the other leagues I've participated in. Because that's where you've always been, right here with me as I've wrestled in this sport. And that's meant more to me than all the awards, all the championships, and all the money. I don't know what else to say, except this. You all saw what happened tonight, and you'll all make your own conclusions. Obviously I didn't want this to happen....but sometimes in life, things don't go your way. I've had a terrific run here......I won my first World Titles here, and I wrestled the bulk of my matches here. I've been given the honor of meeting and competing with the best talent that the wrestling world has ever had to offer. The wrestling world has changed since I entered it almost nine years ago.Leagues I wrestled in have appeared and disappeared, but there's always been one constant. Ever since I stepped into what would become the Merritt Auditorium for my first match in 1988, the CSWA has been around. It has served as my home in this wrestling world, and it is where my heart is. There has never been a top gun in the wrestling world that hasn't set foot in a CSWA ring, and I think I've tried to face them all in the hundreds of matches I've wrestled. Whether it was GUNS, Tom Adler, Mike Randalls, or even Mark Windham, I've wrestled them. I've tried to help out young wrestlers like Wildstar, MJ Dean, Paul Pierce and others. And yes, the CSWA has changed as well. It went from being a small local promotion, well, to what you've seen here tonight. This enormous arena is full, in a show that's outgrossed any other in North America, and as far as I know, anywhere else. CS Enterprises has built this from being what it was, to what it is, and they should be commended. I hope you'll indulge me as I mention a few, a very few memories. In 1988, I wrestled one of the biggest matches of my young career against Monte Farriss, another young wrestler. It was for the United States Championship, and I lost it. But that match groomed me for what was to happen later. In all the time I've wrestled, in all the matches I've won, that match taught me how to lose. It was a lesson that I've tried to avoid every time I've stepped in the ring since. In 1989, I wrestled one of the toughest matches in my career, and I lost. Wall, a man that some of you younger fans have probably never heard of, stepped into the ring and pinned me to the mat, without the help of Ray S. Cornette. I lost the CSWA World Title in that match, and it took an even longer and tougher match to win that title back, but I did it. That match taught me tenacity, that as long as I stuck to it, I could get the job done. In early 1995, I wrestled another of the toughest matches I've ever had. Mike Randalls and I went to the limit and threw everything we had at each other, including a few chairs and an electrified cage. A few nights later, Randalls was the more healthy and the better man, pinning my shoulders to the mat for the Unified World Title. I was only able to get that title back by beating Steven Flair months later. That experience taught me that weakness is the greatest flaw a wrestler can have. At Thanksgiving in 1995, the world clamored for its two top wrestlers to step into the ring against each other once again. I beat Tom Adler that night, in a match that was full of controversy and interference. But for the fifteen minutes or so before that, it was my pleasure to wrestle in what had the potential to be one of the greatest matches of all time. Last night at WAR GAMES, I helped my team win another of the most brutal matches of all time. My only regret in leaving the CSWA is that I leave Mark Windham to the wolves, to those people who think that without me by his side, that he's an easy target. Believe me, Mark is no easy target. He's the toughest man I know. And my matches with him have taught me that, along with the nine years that I've spent working with him, and the even longer time I've spent as his friend. In October 1993, I won the first IRONMAN of CHAMPIONS, defeating Flic Rair, Joey Melton, and others of the top wrestlers in the world at the time, to merge the CSWA title and other World Championships I held with those of my competitors. That created the Unified Championship. Since that day, I've felt more of a responsibility to the wrestling world and to you fans on my shoulders. The Unified Title isn't around my waist anymore....it may never be again. But that night, with a huge crowd cheering for me, the largest I had ever been in front of to that point, I learned what an impact I had, and what impact I could have. From that night on, I've wrestled for more than just myself, my family, and the CSWA fans....I wrestled for all wrestling fans who supported me, for all that they had done for me. (Hornet covers his face with his hands and goes silent for a few moments) (removes hands) Thanks for the memories, fans. I hope I've given some to you as well. And I hope I haven't let you down. I don't know exactly what happened here tonight....(pauses) I won't say goodbye. Good night, and God bless. BB: Hornet has just walked out of the ring, and he's going into the crowd. He's trying to shake the hand of each and every fan as he leaves this arena, and he may be here all night he he tries to. But that would just be another average night at work for that man. Unfortunately, it's also his last. TW: I just can't believe what's happened here tonight. BB: I've never seen a match and its aftermath like this one. And I've never seen a crowd this emotional. There's only one more thing to show the fans at home....and that's this overfilled-capacity crowd chanting one man's name, as he tries to give back to them everything that they've given to him. Fans, for the CSWA's FISH FUND XI, I'm Bill Buckley. For Timmy Windham and Sammy Benson, goodnight. Sammy, are you gonna be alright? (close to black) FISH FUND XI: END OF AN ERA (We hope you've enjoyed the card. Special thanks have to go out to AJ Honold, who has done a tremendous job not only with parts of FISH FUND XI, but with the CSWA in general, as everything has continued to play out. Thanks also to Bob Ryder for his involvement in FFXI and previously. And also, be sure to welcome back CSWA VP Gregg Gethard to the league. Look for more notes regarding FISH FUND XI and upcoming cards, as well as the updated CSWA Web Pages (updated later tonight) at: http://pages.prodigy.com/cswa/cswa.htm.)