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[Cue up "Down," STP. Fade into a metallic looking logo that reads the word "EPICENTER" in all caps on a fiery background.
Cut to: Adam Benjamin delivering the Shining Wizard from the top on Karl Brown.
Cut to: Hida Yakamo giving Andy Gilkison the HIDADRIVER~! {Oh the humanity}
Cut to: Timmy Windham gnawing on IrishRed's forehead.
Cut to: James Irish with Dan Ryan in the Fredonia Cloverleaf.
Cut to: WildStar delivering the Five Star Frogsplash on an anonymous victim.
Cut to: The Epicenter logo once more, fading into Tom Holzerman and Steve Murray at the Epicenter desk.]
TH: I'm Tom Holzerman.
SM: And I'm Steve Murray.
TH: And welcome to Epicenter.
[Cut to a shot of Holzerman with a Sergeant/James Irish graphic inset.]
TH: After the first wave of first round matches in the TEAM Invitational Tournament, everyone was ready to crown Irish Red and Timmy Windham as the match of the round. However, another Irish-man and his opponent had something to say about that.
[Cut to the CSWA Auditorium ring.]
TH V/O: We start out with a friendly handshake, good to see the sportsman ship rear it's non-ugly head, and we're off.
[Cut to a collar and elbow tie up.]
TH V/O: This was a back-and-forth match up throughout most of the affair. As things get started, James Irish hits an arm drag out of a reversal, but moments later, Irish would have one of his own moves reversed...
[Cut to the two wrestlers looking to grapple.]
TH V/O: But here, as James lunges in for a grapple, Sergeant fakes him out and the textbook atomic drop. Man, this match was a see-saw for the most part.
[Cut to Irish with Sergeant in a reverse facelock.]
TH V/O: James here with one of his many variations on the DDT. You know, this guy can probably hit a DDT in his sleep.
[Cut to Sergeant with Irish in a front facelock.]
TH V/O: And here we have Sarge giving James a taste of his own medicine... big DDT.
[Cut to James with Sergeant in the front double underhook.]
TH V/O: And James comes right back with the Headbangers' Ball here, man, I wonder how he takes care of his own head on that.
[Cut to Sergeant with the advantage.]
TH V/O: But Sarge fires back, shades of Curt Hennig here with that Perfectplex.
[Cut to Sergeant in the ropes.]
TH V/O: And now James Irish's turn to channel a dead wrestler. James Irish jumping on a prone Sarge here.
[Cut to James with Sergeant in a full nelson.]
TH V/O: James in control, here with a dragon suplex. But things would get ugly for James a little later on.
[Cut to James setting Sergeant up for the Air Check.]
TH V/O: Right as he thinks he's got the Sarge for the Air Check... he doesn't. Irish turns around, and, HELLO MELVIN, standing sidekick.
[Cut to the Sergeant over a prone James Irish.]
TH V/O: And just like that, Sarge is in control. Look at him do amateur plastic surgery on James' face with those knee drops.
[Cut to Sarge running the ropes.]
TH V/O: And here with the big huge lariat!
[Cut to Sarge with James in position for a reverse DDT.]
TH V/O: But things would get a bit ugly for Sarge at the end. He's going for what most think is his finisher, the Corrective Training, a reverse DDT into a choke, but James elbows his way out of it and then slyly hits him with the Air Check, but the pinfall attempt comes up short, James doesn't know what to do.
[Cut to James on the top rope.]
TH V/O: Except go straight to the top. Irish explodes with the Funk Numbah 49, and James Irish pulls this one out.
[Cut back to the studio, with a Andy Gilkison/Question Mark graphic with Gilkison/Shiek Nasty in the inset.]
TH: James' opponent was decided even before the proceedings in Greensboro got underway. Shiek Nasty never showed up to the arena and has gone AWOL. He's already lost his paycheck for the event, and Andrew Gilkison, his opponent for the proceedings got an automatic bye. Gilkie wasn't very happy, from what our sources heard, but he'll take the win.
Now, let's welcome Squiggy Jackson to the studio to talk about the Irish/Sergeant match. Squigy.
[Cut to a shot of both Holzerman and Jackson at the TEAM desk.]
TH: Now Squiggy, was this the match of the year like some folks are saying so far?
SJ: Match of the first round, yes. Match of the tournament, that will remain to be seen. But match of the year? We've seen Manson/Southern, Ryan/Manson, Ryan/Felix Red, Miles/Mayfield, Black/Almasy and Ryan/Mayfield in our sister fed here on ESEN, NFW for starters I could go on if we mentioned A1E, EPW and other feds on the circuit.
TH: Okay, well-said. Why do you think this was such a good match, seeing that it was the Sergeant's first match ever?
SJ: Well, I think it's because he's that good. James wasn't overlooking him, it's just Sarge could very well end up being the rookie of the year in any fed.
TH: Alright, do you think that this is a sign that James is in trouble for the next round?
SJ: Oh no, I actually think it's the complete opposite. James got a really good workout and is in top tournament shape. Andrew Gilkison, however, hasn't. His opponent flaked out on him. You could say that he's fresher, but then again it's not like either guy isn't active in A1E right now. Honestly, James weathered the storm, and I think he's much better for it.
TH: Alright, thanks a lot Squiggy, now let's take it to Steve Murray for some more Greensboro bracket action.
[Cut to Steve Murray alone at the TEAM desk with a Dan Ryan/John Adams graphic inset.]
SM: The Clash of the Titans. That's what this match was being billed as. The Ego Buster and the Prophet, two cerebral big guys who can wrestle as well as they can HULK SMASH.
[Cut back to the Greensboro ring.]
SM V/O: Of course though it didn't turn out that way. This was all Ryan. Here, we see Ryan dominating the test of strength. I mean, it's not even close.
[Cut to Adams running the ropes.]
SM V/O: And Ryan is dominating, coming in with the knee lift to a running Adams, and the Prophet could not have foreseen getting drilled with knees to the head. Ryan using his knees a lot here.
[Cut to Ryan with Adams in position for the Humility Bomb.]
SM V/O: Ryan had a little trouble here, he couldn't get Adams up for his patent Humility Bomb. As you see, a little trouble getting him up, and then Adams flips him over with a back body drop. Adams up and tries to get Ryan with a chokeslam, but Ryan bats Adams' hand away, kick to the gut, and NOW he gets him for the Humility Bomb. Impressive feat, that's 330 pounds of Prophet there. Dan Ryan advances.
[Cut to an action shot of Beau Michaels and Cameron Cruise, cue up Led Zeppelin, "No Quarter."]
SM V/O: Coming up on Epicenter, Bean and Cammy, rekindling acquaintances. Beau won the first two, can he win the third? That and more Calgary action when we get back.
[Cut to a commercial for Charmin with the animated bears.]
Cut to: Adam Benjamin delivering the Shining Wizard from the top on Karl Brown.
Cut to: Hida Yakamo giving Andy Gilkison the HIDADRIVER~! {Oh the humanity}
Cut to: Timmy Windham gnawing on IrishRed's forehead.
Cut to: James Irish with Dan Ryan in the Fredonia Cloverleaf.
Cut to: WildStar delivering the Five Star Frogsplash on an anonymous victim.
Cut to: The Epicenter logo once more, fading into Tom Holzerman and Steve Murray at the Epicenter desk.]
TH: I'm Tom Holzerman.
SM: And I'm Steve Murray.
TH: And welcome to Epicenter.
[Cut to a shot of Holzerman with a Sergeant/James Irish graphic inset.]
TH: After the first wave of first round matches in the TEAM Invitational Tournament, everyone was ready to crown Irish Red and Timmy Windham as the match of the round. However, another Irish-man and his opponent had something to say about that.
[Cut to the CSWA Auditorium ring.]
TH V/O: We start out with a friendly handshake, good to see the sportsman ship rear it's non-ugly head, and we're off.
[Cut to a collar and elbow tie up.]
TH V/O: This was a back-and-forth match up throughout most of the affair. As things get started, James Irish hits an arm drag out of a reversal, but moments later, Irish would have one of his own moves reversed...
[Cut to the two wrestlers looking to grapple.]
TH V/O: But here, as James lunges in for a grapple, Sergeant fakes him out and the textbook atomic drop. Man, this match was a see-saw for the most part.
[Cut to Irish with Sergeant in a reverse facelock.]
TH V/O: James here with one of his many variations on the DDT. You know, this guy can probably hit a DDT in his sleep.
[Cut to Sergeant with Irish in a front facelock.]
TH V/O: And here we have Sarge giving James a taste of his own medicine... big DDT.
[Cut to James with Sergeant in the front double underhook.]
TH V/O: And James comes right back with the Headbangers' Ball here, man, I wonder how he takes care of his own head on that.
[Cut to Sergeant with the advantage.]
TH V/O: But Sarge fires back, shades of Curt Hennig here with that Perfectplex.
[Cut to Sergeant in the ropes.]
TH V/O: And now James Irish's turn to channel a dead wrestler. James Irish jumping on a prone Sarge here.
[Cut to James with Sergeant in a full nelson.]
TH V/O: James in control, here with a dragon suplex. But things would get ugly for James a little later on.
[Cut to James setting Sergeant up for the Air Check.]
TH V/O: Right as he thinks he's got the Sarge for the Air Check... he doesn't. Irish turns around, and, HELLO MELVIN, standing sidekick.
[Cut to the Sergeant over a prone James Irish.]
TH V/O: And just like that, Sarge is in control. Look at him do amateur plastic surgery on James' face with those knee drops.
[Cut to Sarge running the ropes.]
TH V/O: And here with the big huge lariat!
[Cut to Sarge with James in position for a reverse DDT.]
TH V/O: But things would get a bit ugly for Sarge at the end. He's going for what most think is his finisher, the Corrective Training, a reverse DDT into a choke, but James elbows his way out of it and then slyly hits him with the Air Check, but the pinfall attempt comes up short, James doesn't know what to do.
[Cut to James on the top rope.]
TH V/O: Except go straight to the top. Irish explodes with the Funk Numbah 49, and James Irish pulls this one out.
[Cut back to the studio, with a Andy Gilkison/Question Mark graphic with Gilkison/Shiek Nasty in the inset.]
TH: James' opponent was decided even before the proceedings in Greensboro got underway. Shiek Nasty never showed up to the arena and has gone AWOL. He's already lost his paycheck for the event, and Andrew Gilkison, his opponent for the proceedings got an automatic bye. Gilkie wasn't very happy, from what our sources heard, but he'll take the win.
Now, let's welcome Squiggy Jackson to the studio to talk about the Irish/Sergeant match. Squigy.
[Cut to a shot of both Holzerman and Jackson at the TEAM desk.]
TH: Now Squiggy, was this the match of the year like some folks are saying so far?
SJ: Match of the first round, yes. Match of the tournament, that will remain to be seen. But match of the year? We've seen Manson/Southern, Ryan/Manson, Ryan/Felix Red, Miles/Mayfield, Black/Almasy and Ryan/Mayfield in our sister fed here on ESEN, NFW for starters I could go on if we mentioned A1E, EPW and other feds on the circuit.
TH: Okay, well-said. Why do you think this was such a good match, seeing that it was the Sergeant's first match ever?
SJ: Well, I think it's because he's that good. James wasn't overlooking him, it's just Sarge could very well end up being the rookie of the year in any fed.
TH: Alright, do you think that this is a sign that James is in trouble for the next round?
SJ: Oh no, I actually think it's the complete opposite. James got a really good workout and is in top tournament shape. Andrew Gilkison, however, hasn't. His opponent flaked out on him. You could say that he's fresher, but then again it's not like either guy isn't active in A1E right now. Honestly, James weathered the storm, and I think he's much better for it.
TH: Alright, thanks a lot Squiggy, now let's take it to Steve Murray for some more Greensboro bracket action.
[Cut to Steve Murray alone at the TEAM desk with a Dan Ryan/John Adams graphic inset.]
SM: The Clash of the Titans. That's what this match was being billed as. The Ego Buster and the Prophet, two cerebral big guys who can wrestle as well as they can HULK SMASH.
[Cut back to the Greensboro ring.]
SM V/O: Of course though it didn't turn out that way. This was all Ryan. Here, we see Ryan dominating the test of strength. I mean, it's not even close.
[Cut to Adams running the ropes.]
SM V/O: And Ryan is dominating, coming in with the knee lift to a running Adams, and the Prophet could not have foreseen getting drilled with knees to the head. Ryan using his knees a lot here.
[Cut to Ryan with Adams in position for the Humility Bomb.]
SM V/O: Ryan had a little trouble here, he couldn't get Adams up for his patent Humility Bomb. As you see, a little trouble getting him up, and then Adams flips him over with a back body drop. Adams up and tries to get Ryan with a chokeslam, but Ryan bats Adams' hand away, kick to the gut, and NOW he gets him for the Humility Bomb. Impressive feat, that's 330 pounds of Prophet there. Dan Ryan advances.
[Cut to an action shot of Beau Michaels and Cameron Cruise, cue up Led Zeppelin, "No Quarter."]
SM V/O: Coming up on Epicenter, Bean and Cammy, rekindling acquaintances. Beau won the first two, can he win the third? That and more Calgary action when we get back.
[Cut to a commercial for Charmin with the animated bears.]