Cactus enters the ring with the normal Watering Hole set up of a small bar, upgraded bar stools and a new Watering Hole banner across the top. Cactus grabs a mic from the back of the bar and places it down on the top of the bar before proceeding to fix a quick cranberry and vodka. Taking a small sip and acknowledging it was perfect, Cactus grabs the mic to address the crowd.

Cactus: Beautiful people of Turmoil - welcome BACK to the Watering Hole.

Crowd pops as a few ‘Water Me’ signs have popped up in the crowd.

Cactus: I’ve missed being here.

Cactus toast the crowd and takes another sip before placing his drink back on the bar top.

Cactus: It’s good to be in the newly upgraded Turmoil arena. I was ready to trade in high maintenance actors in for some drama filled wrestlers, strong booze, and loose women.

Cactus: That’s just hanging out with Dennis.

Cactus: Season 12 needs to to start off with a bang and the Watering Hole and your humble host will not disappoint.

Cactus: Let me welcome the man on this roster who has the most style, the most flair, the best moves and the biggest appetite.

Cactus: Turmoil Universe - Welcome your first guest of the Watering Hole for Season 12!

Bill sashays over to the bar before doing a 360 and a bow to the popping crowd. Cactus places a Cactus original - ‘Fancy-Ass Pineapple Daiquiris’. Cactus then slides over a mic to Bill.

Cactus: Big fella! Welcome to the show.

Bill flashes a “shooting guns” with his hands and winks as he plops down onto the chair.

Bill: Cacti-Daddeh, it is GREAT to be back! And kickin’ things off with your show, no less.

Cactus: Bill Ding you are a man of few words but many actions. A man with an appetite for a cold cut and pins in the center of this ring. You’ve got the moves that won’t stop. Literally, it just doesn’t stop when you want it to. And you’ve had some of the best matches this show has ever seen. What do you owe your success Bill?

Bill: Ya see, Cacti… I just like to have a good time. How can you truly go wrong doing whatcha love if it brings a smile to your face! The wrestling ring Is like a home to me… A giant, square, roped home… Eh terrible analogy..

Bill: It's like a glove that fits just right, ya know? You don't have to wiggle your fingers in because it's too tight and try to stuff your whole hand in ‘dere and ya just can't because it's not… Hmm.

Bill pauses and thinks.

Bill: I like wrasslin’.

Cactus: Groovy man, groovy. I feel you though. I kind of like it myself.

Cactus gives a quick wink at the big guy.

Cactus: Seriously though, what is it like to break the entire damn ring? That has to hurt!

Bill: Oof… Mah brain hurts just remembrin’ it. Large Edward is no small daddeh.

Bill: At first I was like,’Ok, this could be fun. I'll be flying off like an eagle off the turnbuckle. I’m going to fly like a bird. I’m flying like an eagle, Daddeh… and when we get down, they’re going to shower us with sammies.’

Bill: But then once I got to the top of Ed mountain I was like “Woahhh man gonna need to ice my ham hocks after this”.

Cactus: I like ham hocks. A good honey glaze crust over the top, marinated and slow cooked.

Cactus raises his glass to Bill.

Cactus: Scrumptious big man, scrumptious.

Cactus: You know that you’re my animal spirit. Free roaming, do what you want, eat what you want, dance moves that wake the dead and I am sure farts that do also. Who’s your animal spirit?

Bill: You don't have to ask me twice. Porker Nevins, hands down. He is like Big Daddeh Bill Ding en Espanol. Telemundo en vivo! The Goya to my Kraft. He got the looks, the style… the moooooves that make us swoooon.

Bill: And, well… We happen to share similar tastes in cuisine.

Bill leans in close and whispers.

Bill: Just whatever you do… STAY AWAY FROM THE JAMON.

Bill shakes his head and cradles his gut.

Cactus: Duly noted. Consider me stayed away.

Cactus: Ever had a tag team, Bill?

Bill: Not officially but I've done a lumberjack match!

Bill polishes his fingernails on his ding-y shirt proudly.

Bill: I was a lumberjack.

Cactus: It’s Season 12 Bill. It’s time to go big or go home. It’s time that Bill Ding and Cactus Gauge step up their game. It’s time to make a splash.

Cactus: Bill...

Cactus pauses for a sip of his drink.

Cactus: I have a proposal for you. It’s indecent though.

Cactus: It’s indecent to not make this proposal.

Cactus: Bill.

Cactus: Bill Ding.

Cactus walks around from his side of the bar.

Cactus: Let’s give these people a show.

Cactus: Come join forces with the greatest Cacti this side of Arizona and let’s make a run at those tag team titles.

Bill: We're in Arizona?! I left my Halloween candy in the car!! … Is this the birthplace of Arizona ice tea?

Cactus: I’ll get you another, now focus and let’s get back to this tag team idea....

Rakim’s “Holy are You” suddenly comes blaring out of the P.A, echoing around Terminal 5. It’s been awhile since such a thing happened, but none the less, it cuts off Cactus and Bill Ding’s conversation. A mixed reaction greets Nakim Ali and Supreme Allah, the 5% Nation as they walk out onto stage to push their agenda.

Supreme Allah: This is exactly what I spoke about the last time I was forced to endure the prejudice so prevalent in Donald Trump’s America.

Nakim Ali: Change, change was taken from our brothers… And now… Now America has been made to hate again!

The crowd react again, fifty fifty, divided by the election results.

Supreme Allah: And yet we had a choice… The problem was choice… There was to be no dream, no hope…

Nakim Ali: Our brothers, our sisters, had to decide between two white devils. Caucasian Satan’s!

SA points towards the ring, directly towards Bill Ding.

Supreme Allah: You! You are a symbol of gluttony, greed, you are the great white dope.

Nakim points towards Cactus, a sneer on his face.

Nakim Ali: Where as you are the embodiment of middle class America, shouting down everyone and everything despite the fact you are nothing more than a blasphemer. You stand there and you try to deny the truth… To deny.. US!

Cactus: How dare you sir! You not only interrupt the great Bill Dings Watering Hole segment but you come out here throwing out your incoherent racist statements. You sir are out of line!

Supreme Allah: Oh I’m sorry, should we get back in line? Should we go where you want us to be? Should I know my place? Should we bow and scrape to the whims of your false tradition?

Cactus: Can you get to the point of being out here? You’re boring the crowd.

Nakim Ali: The point right here is simple, for too long have you been allowed to flaunt a false sense of privilege on this show, and for far, far too long has no one challenged you.

Supreme Allah: Justice and equality for all is coming…

Nakim Ali: The only solution is revolution.

The 5% Nation in unison drop one arm by their side and hold their other arm straight, fists clenched as their music hits once more, departing to the back, leaving Ding and Gauge to contemplate their words.

The camera pans to the announce team.

	The 5% nation making their presence felt on the watering hole tonight.
	Cactus needs to get his show under control. SISSY!!!

	Well Hatton brother number one is in action next as he now takes on Dustin White.
	I wonder if Dustin has been keeping in shape, since he has been practically living here for the last two months.

Chase Hatton

vs

Dustin White

The camera pans to the announce team.

	I think he is seeing stars after that one.
	He's not the only one.

Camera feed picking up backstage as Sid Harrison and #Austin Lee are making their way through the backstage area heading towards the ring. Sid Harrison stretching his neck side to side, rolling his wrist out finishing his final preperations for the tag match against The Gentlemen’s Club.

#Austin Lee bouncing on his toes shaking his arms out, a serious look in his eyes for once after his abysmal performance at the 12 year anniversary show in their failed bid to capture the tag titles.
Austin reaching over as he slaps Sid on the back and Sid returns the favor with a slap to the back to Austin head.

Sid Harrison: This is it you can silence them all tonight. Soon as you hit that curtain it’s show time and I want you to show the world when those lights shine brightest no one can touch marvelous.

Austin Lee: #Marvelous…

The crowd beginning to boo as Austin speaks as a “#You Suck” chant begin to ring out through the arena.

Austin slaps Sid on his back as he finishes his pre match warm up, pulling his arm sleeve up laughing as he listens to the crowd.

Sid Harrison: Tone them out don’t let them get to you. Game face and we got this.

Austin Lee: Like I told you before big buddy they don’t deserve to speak to #Influence that way….

The crowd continues to chant “You Suck” at Austin as he begins to address them.

Austin Lee: I don’t know why I would expect more out of such useless people but hey #My fault I will take the blame for thinking any of you are capable of having a single individual thought of your own.

Austin Lee: You all have become so pathetic that it doesn’t even take but one word or the sight of #Marvelous one and the #Greek god of a man name Sid “MF’n” Harrison and you all flock together like the mindless sheep that you are and boo us like you are told to do.

Austin Lee: but Wolves do not worry about the opinion of the mindless sheep. They sit back and wait for the sheep to forget it’s place and when that faithful day comes they are quickly put back into line and taught a lesson on where they belong in this world.

Austin Lee: But there is always hope in the world for the mindless willing to be #Influenced the ones who step to the side as the others flock together like the mindless idiots they are……

Austin Lee: There is only 2 choices you can be a mindless sheep or you can become #Influenced…..

Austin turns his attention back to Sid.

Austin Lee: #Game face Sid, it's time for the wolves to eat....

The camera pans to the announce team.

	What happened to these guys?
	Looks like they finally want to be taken seriously.

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