Tre stands in the ring after his hard-fought match. As he goes to leave, suddenly, american flags flash onto the trons and the sound of Jefferson Starship’s Jane fills the arena!
The crowd reaction is much more mixed than usual, with a fair amount of boos thrown in with the cheers. Cort ignores the crowd and makes his way to the ring, briefcase in one hand and mic in the other.
Tre looks at him, confused, as he enters the ring.
Cort: I came out here to tell you something, Tre.
He lowers the mic down and the crowd waits in anticipation. Cort closes his eyes, takes a breath, and brings it back up.
Cort: I came to tell you… you were right.
The crowd cheers, relieved.
Cort: I have changed lately. This company has done a number on me… and I know what I have to do. All the signs have been there… I just had to read them.
Tre motions for a mic himself, and gets one.
Tre: I’m glad you saw the light. Like I said… I’ve been there.
Cort: But you weren’t right about the break. What you were right about… was doing things for myself. I mean, look at all that’s happened… every mistake I’ve made has been a result of caring about somebody else. Ed? Can I talk about Ed, or is Our Hero’s embargo still up?
The crowd is shocked at the mention of his disgraced first tag partner, blackballed from OCW!
Cort: I spent half my goddamn day corralling that idiot. All that effort took us to tag-team championships. What does he do in return? He cheats, gets his ass fired, and ditches me. There I am, stuck with the only guy left in the team who didn’t f*ck us all over.
Cort: Christian Shepard.
Cort: We won the titles too, but you all know how that goes. He isn’t satisfied. Takes advantage of my good nature and throws me under the bus. Two tag partners, two betrayals. That’s some sh*t luck, ain’t it?
Tre raises his mic, but Cort is on a tear and rolls right on over him. The crowd is eating up this profanity-laden tirade, but they're not sure how to react!
Cort: It wasn’t luck. I made the mistake of trusting people. I made the mistake of putting myself on the line for others. Not anymore. From this day forward, everything I do in OCW… I do for ME!
With this, he suddenly jumps forward and cracks Tre over the head with the briefcase! Tre falls to the ground and the crowd explodes, showering the ring with boos as Cort stands over his fallen--former--friend.
Cort: Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the Future Investment reign of Cort Marshall! Welcome to the first real act in my future Hall of Fame career! Welcome…
He throws his arms wide.
Cort: To the American Dream!!!
He laughs and leaves the ring, tossing the mic next to Tre’s prone body. He jauntily walks his way to the back, mocking fans and brandishing his briefcase proudly.
The P3 Soundstage starts playing an EDM remix of Fred Durst’s famous song Rollin Rollin Rollin Rollin (what?!). As the scene opens up we see flashing red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and violet lights playing everywhere.
We see what looks to be “Fred Durst” being lowered from a trapdoor on the soundstage as the figures that look like Drago and Mugen appear behind him. The three of them are bopping their heads to the rhythm of the song. They pull out red and blue glowing lightsaber looking objects and start swinging in the air to the beat of the song as “Fred” acts as a conductor.
Before we know it, Mugen and Drago are in the crowd dancing as the song finally ends in a wonderful crescendo highlighted by fireworks.
Mugen and Drago make their way back to their usual spots on the soundstage.
Mugen: I am Mugen
Drago: I Drago
Together: AND WE ARE P3.
The crowd roars in applause.
Drago: I see you really like that Beat Saber game lately.
Mugen starts swinging lightsaber thing at his desk.
Mugen: Absolutely, great workout, great music. Virtual reality is the future! Drago, old sport, I got you a surprise gift.
Drago: Oh my gah what did you get me friend?
Mugen reaches under his desk and pulls out a Virtual Boy from 1995 to the jumping joy of Drago. Bubba roars in VR.
Drago: This is amazing. Where you find?
Mugen: I have my people. Did you know that I have been working with some developers on a wrestling virtual reality game?
Drago: I did not.
Mugen: Yup! I also got them to hire our next guests to work with us on the game.
Drago: Oh that make sense why you want to bring them here. Our next guests are AC Cobra and Young Ryan.
The crowd cheers for the two guests who enter the P3 Soundstage. Cobra looks pleased to be on the show as he sits down on the couch. Young Ryan on the other hand is sporting a neck brace and a walking boot.
Mugen: Cobra! Ryan! Old sports, can you talk about your experiences working with me and the developers?
AC Cobra: Oh it’s been great my gamer! I really appreciate getting to use my gaming skills.
Mugen: Righto. How about you Ryan?
Young Ryan: You dropped me on my neck during mocap.
Mugen: EXCELLENT!
Drago: What don’t kill you make you stronger.
Mugen nods as he claps really hard for Drago’s comment.
Mugen: Anyways, I wanted to show off the game a bit here so let me just pop on my headset.
Mugen puts on his Oculus Quest as he moves to the front center of the soundstage. The screen on the stage is now showing exactly what he sees.
Mugen: So I’ve already got us into the middle of a match here between me and the game’s rookie villain character played by Young Ryan. Come over here Young Ryan.
Young Ryan, not sure if Mugen was talking to virtual him or real him, starts walking towards Mugen.
Mugen starts punching the air in front of him and catches the virtual version of Young Ryan a few times before he actually catches the real Young Ryan in the face.
Young Ryan: HEY! You hit real me I’m not in the game.
Drago: This game so good and real like.
Mugen: Wow, they must have added some new commentary, never heard that line of commentary before. Gotta say I also feel like I’m really hitting somebody here.
Young Ryan: BECAUSE YOU ARE HITTING SOMEBODY HERE!
Mugen proceeds to go for a slam of some sort and picks up both the virtual Young Ryan and real life Young Ryan.
Young Ryan: HEY HEY! YOU GOT ME!
Mugen: Man, virtual reality is getting to be like reality so fast.
Young Ryan: HEY HEY YOU BETTER NOT DROP ME AHHHHHHH
Having said that, Mugen does a modified driver and drops Young Ryan straight on the top of his head. Mugen celebrates with the iconic Raise the Doves pose both in game and in real life. AC Cobra goes over to check on Young Ryan who is clearly unconscious and possibly dead while Bubba roars in reality.
All of a sudden we see the virtual version of AC Cobra also enter the game as part of the game’s storyline. Mugen starts taunting him to COME ONNNNN.
Drago: Hey be careful, that AC Cobra is a no good man.
AC Cobra: Hey! I am a great man.
Drago: I talk about you in game Bubba.
Mugen: That’s right Cobra come at me!
Mugen swings a punch at the virtual Cobra who ducks and kicks Mugen in the gut.
Mugen: UNGHHHHHHHHHH HE GOT ME IN THE JEJUNUM.
AC Cobra: What, I didn’t even hit you. It’s just a game.
Cobra gets awfully close to the unhinged Mugen.
Mugen: TAKE THIS!
Mugen winds up and slaps the crap out of both virtual and real life AC Cobra.
AC Cobra: Hey, that’s my face!
Mugen uses his opposite hand and hits them again.
AC Cobra: That’s also my face! What the hell man?
Drago: Beat him up beat him up break his neck break his neck.
AC Cobra: No please don’t.
Mugen now punches virtual and real life Cobra who eventually has to restrain Mugen.
AC Cobra: Stop it, stop it. That’s my face.
Mugen: YOU CAN’T STOP GREATNESS THIS GAME IS SO REAL!
AC Cobra removes the Oculus Quest from Mugen’s head who is now completely bewildered as to why Cobra is restraining him.
Drago: That’s rude.
Mugen: WHAT? Who invited you here?
AC Cobra: You guys literally invited me. I thought cool, play some games and relax for a bit. Nope, you’re playing rock, paper, scissors, with my face! When I say gaming is life, this not what I meant at all.
Mugen: You of all people should know that I take gaming very seriously and if you think that for one second GAMING IS NOT LIFE….
Mugen rudely hands the Oculus Quest over to AC Cobra.
Mugen: Then find out for yourself old sport.
AC Cobra: Man what’s wrong with you?
Mugen: PUT IT ON AND HIT M…..
AC Cobra throws the Oculus Quest at Mugen hitting him square in the face.
Mugen: UNGH
The scene opens in the backstage area. She is visibly worried.
Valkyrie: Come on! Pick up the call!
Valkyrie is pacing back and forth with her smartphone in her hand, waiting for her parents to answer, to no avail.
Valkyrie: Damn it!
The camera follows her as she frantically makes her way to Mr. Sensation’s office. She bursts in, with little care for what was happening inside. Her boss was speaking to a bunch of OCW officials and didn’t notice the intrusion.
Mr. Sensation: Here’s what, you fugging animales.... I’m going to tell you just once…
Valkyrie: BOSS!
Mr. Sensation: Oh god...... What is it now?
Sensation rolls up his eyes, visibly annoyed by Valkyrie’s presence.
Valkyrie: Did you… did you see what happened! Those two MANIACS just kidnapped my parents! Or worse!
Valkyrie: They are not picking up my phone calls! I don’t know what happened to them!
Mr. Sensation: How is this my problem? They are YOUR PARENTS!
Valkyrie stomps her feet much like a third grader when her parents refuse to buy her candies.
Valkyrie: LISTEN TO ME! Empress and Ashley… they… they went to Finland. They went to my hometown, in Joensuu. Somehow they found out where my parents live and they… Oh God. I can’t even think about it… What did they do!
Valkyrie pinches her nose, doing her best to keep cool.
Valkyrie: This is not happening… This is just a nightmare…
Mr. Sensation: Do you want me to fight your battles for you? Matter of fact! Why don’t you wrestle Empress this Friday on Turmoil, one on one!
Valkyrie simply stares at him, with fire in her eyes.
Mr. Sensation: BUT!!!!!!! Since you clearly are mentally unstable.
I need to make sure someone is there to keep you in check.
Mr.Sensation:
That’s why I’m going to name Ashley Moore the special guest enforcer for your match.
Mr. Sensation: I see what happened on Wrestlution. Poor....Incredibly Dumb....Ashley.
Mr.Sensation:
She simply wanted to have a fair and competitive match and you mauled her like some kind of insane Finnish Bear! Poor dummy broke a nail and a heel!
Mr. Sensation: YOU are the monster in this Fairy Tale now shoo!!!
