WWF Superstars, Apr. 12, 1997WWF Superstars, Apr. 12, 1997THE MAIN EVENT
the Giant
w/Terry Taylor, Todd & the Imperial Machine
vs.
Heartbreak Kid, Shawn Michaels
The Match:
The Giant comes down the aisle with Terry Taylor and the Imperial Machine. Taylor is carrying a laptop computer and is showing the monitor to the Giant. Todd then comes down behind them, talking on a cellular phone and yelling into it...Todd: NO! Tell him we bid an initial 20 grand! AND an EXTRA ten percent per win.
The Giant gets up into the ring.
The Heartbreak Kid's music starts blasting through the arena speakers, and the crowd goes wild for the prodigal wrestler. Michaels comes out... and from behind... rushes out.... a man with a red t-shirt... red jacket and demin jeans. His face is painted with flames... IT'S BOOKER T!!! His face has no expression he moves up behind Michaels.... but then...
A fog rolls in on Booker... and in it comes... DEMOLITION!!! They are dressed in full gear, with leather studded gloves and masks. They begin to pound down Booker with the gloves with axehandles and punches. Demolition attacks in unison, pounding harder and harder, quicker and quicker. Booker is knocked down to the mats. Security comes out and the fog rolls back, Demolition leaving with it.Booker looks HURT! The security helps him up, blood trickling down the side of his face.
JR: WHAT AN IMPACT DEMOLITION HAS MADE!!! BOOKER T LOOKS HURT BAD!!!
Sarah: He was going to attack Shawn.
JR: I don't think Demolition was trying to save Shawn. I'm SURE of that. But they just wanted to POUND Booker T!
Michaels continues down as the security and Booker disappear. Then, a black clad figure steps out of the shadows. It is the man in the video, still dressed in a black sweat suit and black mask. The music stops, and a hush falls over the audience as Diesel, Sensei and Jade burst out from the curtains to stand beside Shawn.
Figure: Mr. Michaels?
Shawn spins to face the man, tensed as though expecting something.
Figure: Earlier tonight you saw just a piece of what I plan for the Empire! It would seem we have a common goal. So I offer to you my services as a bodyguard to you. Together we will clean the WWF of the scum know as Empire!
Shawn stands there for a moment, looking warily at the man in black, and then glances around at the fans nearby. Finally he speaks.
Shawn: Well, I don't know who you are, but if you're here to kick Empire butt, then the more the merrier.. you're hired!
Figure: Then may I start my service for you now as you face the GIANT.
Shawn: You got it!! Let's go!
The music starts up again and Shawn starts down towards the ring, slapping fans hands. The black-garbed man follows him closely, warily looking behind them, and Diesel, Sensei, and Jade follow slightly farther back, also slapping hands.
Shawn reaches ringside, and does a little posing at the end of the aisle, and hands his wraparound sunglasses to a fan in the front row, as Diesel, Jade and Sensei take up spots at the corner near the announcer's table, and the mystery man stands at another on the same side, closer to the aisle. Shawn climbs up onto the apron, and vaults over the rope, pointing at the Giant, and then turning his fist.. thumb down!
Giant: (screaming) Let darkness reign! Now I rule the DARKSIDE!
Just then... the lights click out! It is almost completely BLACK in the arena.. but shapes of the Giant and Shawn are seen in the dim back-up lights....