TH
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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: Dan Ryan delivering the Humility Bomb on the equally giant John Adams.
Cut to: Joe Average reversing a superplex into a body press on Ken Cloverleaf.
Cut to: Victor Molotov with the Purifying Scourge on The Mighty Impala.
Cut to: James Irish escaping Corrective Training and nailing the Air Check on The Sergeant.
Cut to: Beast GOREing Alcaeus into the Middle Ages.
Cut to: The Epicenter logo once more, fading into Tom Holzerman and Steve Murray at the Epicenter desk.]
SM: Hello, I'm Steve Murray, and this is my colleague Tom Holzerman. Welcome to TEAM Epicenter.
[Cut over to Holzerman with a Philadelphia regional inset, with all four remaining wrestlers in quarters.]
TH: People say that the West was wild, but it was back East in Philadelphia where the real fireworks shot off, most notably with IrishRed and Hida Yakamo.
[The graphic inset changes to Red/Yakamo]
TH: The two old MBE rivals squared off at the Wachovia Center, and at the end, had the place in standing ovation. But who won?
[Cut to the Wachovia Center ring.]
TH V/O: Early on, Hida was just outwrestling Red, as we see here, arm wringer by Red reversed quite easily.
[Cut to Red kneeling on the canvas.]
TH V/O: Now Red did get the upper hand on Hida, but only momentarily. Hida quickly regained control and here we see a nod to one of Hida's Japanese boys, Tajiri, with the buzzsaw kick, oooh.
[Cut to Hida with Red in a full nelson.]
TH V/O: The brain rocking didn't end there for Red as he would soon enter the Dragon... suplex.
[Cut to Hida on the top rope.]
TH V/O: But now we get to one turning point in the match, Hida Yakamo on the top rope, going for his Yakamo Stomp, and no one's home. Red moves out of the way, but Hida lands on his feet. He turns around, whiffs on the clothesline and Red counters with the neckbreaker. IrishRed back in business.
[Cut to Red with Hida in a fireman's carry.]
TH V/O: Now, here's one of the prettiest lil' moves you'll ever see now. Fireman's carry into a Perfect-plex. He calls it Mafioso Perfecto. I call it holy freakin' awesome.
[Cut to Red on the top.]
TH V/O: More Red here, this time from the top rope with the knee to the kidney, right into the ankle lock, man, and I really hope that Hida didn't have to pee after that, because it would have hurt.
[Cut to Hida and Red both standing.]
TH V/O: Things wouldn't remain as peachy for Red for much longer. Here's where the other turning point in the match took place now. Hida with the thumb to the eye of IrishRed, and then catches him with the Michinoku Driver. Not enough to put Red away, so we go to the Lotus Blossom II. Hida wrenching and wringing, but Red won't tap out or pass out. At one point, Red almost breaks the hold with rocking, but Hida squelches that. The ref comes over to check on Red with the old three arm raises, but Red holds on on the third... only to tap out shortly thereafter. Good fight for IrishRed, but he's ultimately going home. HIda wins. Hida wins. Steve?
[CUt to Shane and Brown in the ring.]
SM V/O: Now before that one took place, Steven Shane and Karl Brown hooked up, and here's how that went. It was all Shane early, as he comes in with the quick lariat right after the bell rings. And then he goes Hollywood, styling and profiling for the cameras and those Philly hotties in attendance.
[Cut to Shane with Brown in a front facelock.]
SM V/O: That's not enough, as Shane takes a page from Keith Scott Zimmerman's playbook and delivers a brainbuster, although KSZ will probably rant about me if I even think about calling it the best in the sport.
[Cut to Brown running the ropes.]
SM V/O: But momentum would shift to Karl Brown, as he reverses this flapjack attempt into a reverse DDT. What quickness from the Englishman. From here, he'd take over.
[Cut to Brown with Shane in the wishbone.]
SM V/O: Shades of the "Hitman" Bret Hart with that wishbone leg split, and I don't think Steven Shane nor any of his groupies after the match appreciated that.
[Cut to Brown with Shane in a front facelock.]
SM V/O: And just check the execution on that snap suplex. Not many people can do it better.
[Cut to Brown running the ropes again.]
SM V/O: Karl Brown running the ropes seemed to hold a lot of match reversing power in this one though. Brown running and leaps for the cross body block, and Shane catches him and improbably hits him with a fallaway slam. Not a move you see out of the smaller Shane, but it worked here.
[Cut to Shane with Brown on the top rope.]
SM V/O: But while Shane thought he was in control, Karl Brown showed he had everything under wraps, cool as a cuke. Shane goes for the superplex, but Brown blocks it and hits the BIG super sunset flip bomb, that lead to the pin that would put him into the second round. Big win for Karl Brown, and now he's on a collision course with The Asian Wonder.
[Cut back to the studio, where Tom Holzerman is standing by with Jess Chapel on split screen in Philadelphia.]
TH: Alright, we're going to bring Jess Chapel onto the show. Jess, good to see you.
JC: Hey Tom, always good to see you man.
TH: Alright, you called the action out there in Philly, we've got Karl Brown and we have Hida Yakamo. Starting with Karl, what do you think we learned from him these first two rounds?
JC: Oh, that he's a gifted, gifted professional wrestler. He finds ways to win even when things look bad. I mean the sunset flip bomb he pulled out was just a lifesaver, and it shows that he doesn't need to hit you with that Dragon's Bite to put you down.
TH: Alright, what did we learn about Hida?
JC: Well, that one, ring rust is no problem for him. I mean, say what you want, but he totally waxed Saint and against one of the top stars in the business right now, he came out and it was close, but he pulled it out. I mean, if Hida had ring rust, I think he would have lost that match to Red, but I mean, this guy is good.
TH: Okay, now for the sixty-four dollar question, when these quarterfinals take place in Portland, who do you think comes out on top, Karl Brown or Hida Yakamo?
JC: Hard for me to say, but I'm gonna go with the upset and Karl Brown, at the risk of having Duke smack me for picking against his winner.
TH: Alright Jess, thanks.
JC: Anytime.
[Cut to Dan Ryan and Rocko Daymon locking up in the middle of the ring. Cue up Led Zeppelin, "No Quarter."]
SM V/O: Still plenty left on this edition of Epicenter. Next up, Dan Ryan and Rocko Daymon squared off in Greensboro, and also, find out who didn't show up for their date with destiny. Those highlights, plus St. Louis highlights as well. Stick around!
[Cut to a the LeBrons commercial. Because America can't get enough of King James.]
Cut to: Dan Ryan delivering the Humility Bomb on the equally giant John Adams.
Cut to: Joe Average reversing a superplex into a body press on Ken Cloverleaf.
Cut to: Victor Molotov with the Purifying Scourge on The Mighty Impala.
Cut to: James Irish escaping Corrective Training and nailing the Air Check on The Sergeant.
Cut to: Beast GOREing Alcaeus into the Middle Ages.
Cut to: The Epicenter logo once more, fading into Tom Holzerman and Steve Murray at the Epicenter desk.]
SM: Hello, I'm Steve Murray, and this is my colleague Tom Holzerman. Welcome to TEAM Epicenter.
[Cut over to Holzerman with a Philadelphia regional inset, with all four remaining wrestlers in quarters.]
TH: People say that the West was wild, but it was back East in Philadelphia where the real fireworks shot off, most notably with IrishRed and Hida Yakamo.
[The graphic inset changes to Red/Yakamo]
TH: The two old MBE rivals squared off at the Wachovia Center, and at the end, had the place in standing ovation. But who won?
[Cut to the Wachovia Center ring.]
TH V/O: Early on, Hida was just outwrestling Red, as we see here, arm wringer by Red reversed quite easily.
[Cut to Red kneeling on the canvas.]
TH V/O: Now Red did get the upper hand on Hida, but only momentarily. Hida quickly regained control and here we see a nod to one of Hida's Japanese boys, Tajiri, with the buzzsaw kick, oooh.
[Cut to Hida with Red in a full nelson.]
TH V/O: The brain rocking didn't end there for Red as he would soon enter the Dragon... suplex.
[Cut to Hida on the top rope.]
TH V/O: But now we get to one turning point in the match, Hida Yakamo on the top rope, going for his Yakamo Stomp, and no one's home. Red moves out of the way, but Hida lands on his feet. He turns around, whiffs on the clothesline and Red counters with the neckbreaker. IrishRed back in business.
[Cut to Red with Hida in a fireman's carry.]
TH V/O: Now, here's one of the prettiest lil' moves you'll ever see now. Fireman's carry into a Perfect-plex. He calls it Mafioso Perfecto. I call it holy freakin' awesome.
[Cut to Red on the top.]
TH V/O: More Red here, this time from the top rope with the knee to the kidney, right into the ankle lock, man, and I really hope that Hida didn't have to pee after that, because it would have hurt.
[Cut to Hida and Red both standing.]
TH V/O: Things wouldn't remain as peachy for Red for much longer. Here's where the other turning point in the match took place now. Hida with the thumb to the eye of IrishRed, and then catches him with the Michinoku Driver. Not enough to put Red away, so we go to the Lotus Blossom II. Hida wrenching and wringing, but Red won't tap out or pass out. At one point, Red almost breaks the hold with rocking, but Hida squelches that. The ref comes over to check on Red with the old three arm raises, but Red holds on on the third... only to tap out shortly thereafter. Good fight for IrishRed, but he's ultimately going home. HIda wins. Hida wins. Steve?
[CUt to Shane and Brown in the ring.]
SM V/O: Now before that one took place, Steven Shane and Karl Brown hooked up, and here's how that went. It was all Shane early, as he comes in with the quick lariat right after the bell rings. And then he goes Hollywood, styling and profiling for the cameras and those Philly hotties in attendance.
[Cut to Shane with Brown in a front facelock.]
SM V/O: That's not enough, as Shane takes a page from Keith Scott Zimmerman's playbook and delivers a brainbuster, although KSZ will probably rant about me if I even think about calling it the best in the sport.
[Cut to Brown running the ropes.]
SM V/O: But momentum would shift to Karl Brown, as he reverses this flapjack attempt into a reverse DDT. What quickness from the Englishman. From here, he'd take over.
[Cut to Brown with Shane in the wishbone.]
SM V/O: Shades of the "Hitman" Bret Hart with that wishbone leg split, and I don't think Steven Shane nor any of his groupies after the match appreciated that.
[Cut to Brown with Shane in a front facelock.]
SM V/O: And just check the execution on that snap suplex. Not many people can do it better.
[Cut to Brown running the ropes again.]
SM V/O: Karl Brown running the ropes seemed to hold a lot of match reversing power in this one though. Brown running and leaps for the cross body block, and Shane catches him and improbably hits him with a fallaway slam. Not a move you see out of the smaller Shane, but it worked here.
[Cut to Shane with Brown on the top rope.]
SM V/O: But while Shane thought he was in control, Karl Brown showed he had everything under wraps, cool as a cuke. Shane goes for the superplex, but Brown blocks it and hits the BIG super sunset flip bomb, that lead to the pin that would put him into the second round. Big win for Karl Brown, and now he's on a collision course with The Asian Wonder.
[Cut back to the studio, where Tom Holzerman is standing by with Jess Chapel on split screen in Philadelphia.]
TH: Alright, we're going to bring Jess Chapel onto the show. Jess, good to see you.
JC: Hey Tom, always good to see you man.
TH: Alright, you called the action out there in Philly, we've got Karl Brown and we have Hida Yakamo. Starting with Karl, what do you think we learned from him these first two rounds?
JC: Oh, that he's a gifted, gifted professional wrestler. He finds ways to win even when things look bad. I mean the sunset flip bomb he pulled out was just a lifesaver, and it shows that he doesn't need to hit you with that Dragon's Bite to put you down.
TH: Alright, what did we learn about Hida?
JC: Well, that one, ring rust is no problem for him. I mean, say what you want, but he totally waxed Saint and against one of the top stars in the business right now, he came out and it was close, but he pulled it out. I mean, if Hida had ring rust, I think he would have lost that match to Red, but I mean, this guy is good.
TH: Okay, now for the sixty-four dollar question, when these quarterfinals take place in Portland, who do you think comes out on top, Karl Brown or Hida Yakamo?
JC: Hard for me to say, but I'm gonna go with the upset and Karl Brown, at the risk of having Duke smack me for picking against his winner.
TH: Alright Jess, thanks.
JC: Anytime.
[Cut to Dan Ryan and Rocko Daymon locking up in the middle of the ring. Cue up Led Zeppelin, "No Quarter."]
SM V/O: Still plenty left on this edition of Epicenter. Next up, Dan Ryan and Rocko Daymon squared off in Greensboro, and also, find out who didn't show up for their date with destiny. Those highlights, plus St. Louis highlights as well. Stick around!
[Cut to a the LeBrons commercial. Because America can't get enough of King James.]