Queen Of The Ring
The Fox Sports logo appears over the words: 'Special Presentation'. The theme then kicks up with blaring trumpets and bass drums triumphantly filling the arena. The blast of the fans cheering is heard as the screen switches to show the spotlights flying across the sea of people in the Mecca in Milwaukee.
The ring has purple and gold ropes on it and the canvas shows the WWF logo shining down froma spotlight high above. The crane camera moves down over the announcer's table where Jim Ross is next to Roxanne.
JR: WELCOME EVERYBODY... to the MECCA!!! Welcome from the FOX Network... and the World Wrestling Federation... to the QUEEN OF THE RING!!! I'm Jim Ross along with Women's World Champion, Roxanne!
Roxanne: What's up, J.R.!? I'm fired up tonight for the QOTR tournament!!!
JR: It'll be a tough one to call... EIGHT of the top female athletes are getting together in a single elimination tournament to declare the QUEEN of 1997!
Roxanne: All eyes are on Wild Chylde DiBiase to win it all, but she will be facing Gold-Dust in the opening round.
JR: No favorite of yours!
Roxanne: Absolutely not. The LOD banged up my leg pretty good, but she tends to think that because she hit me with a chair the next night that suddenly I'm hurt because of her! Far from TRUE, JR. I'll be keeping an eye on that feature first round bout.
JR: Gold-Dust is the only representative of the Femme Fatales, but the Bride's Maids of Wild Chylde are represented well! Venus is here against Lady Tyr... and Heart Attack faces Valetia Von Strahden.
Roxanne: And VVS is no fan of the Femmes either. They'd be wise to keep their nose out of this event tonight!
JR: Susannah Cecily Helmsley will take on Starr Blaze right here on FOX! What about that one!? Quite a feud between them, don't you think?
Roxanne: It may have cooled a bit in the past few weeks, but it could erupt here tonight. Someone told me backstage that Helmsley is planning on getting involved in an attack on me or something like that.
JR: Is that true? Whatever for?
Roxanne: I suppose they think that by hurting me, I'll give them a title shot. Talk to Womankind. Until you EARN it, you're not GETTING it! Top talent only... not cheap shot artists.
JR: I don't think you should be wrestling at ALL due to your injuries. I could see your last match wasn't like you usually like to work. You're suffering. But that's just my opinion.
Roxanne: You're certainly entitled to them. But like I've said before, I'm sure a LOT of people are wrestling injured. I was hurt pretty bad. I lost a lot of blood... internal damage to my ligaments.... cuts on the face... but I'm healing. And as long as I CAN get up into the ring, I'll do it. And a lot of the girls here tonight are aching and sore also. We all know our own limits. Ours is a contact sport. We EXPECT to get 'contacted'.
JR: Roxanne... it's a hot topic... the Queen of the Ring! Who are you picking of the eight women!?
Roxanne: I gotta go with... Wild Chylde!! She's the most consistent, well-balanced wrestler in the field, and she's the current Queen. She would have automatically qualified no matter WHERE she was ranked... but this girl was #1, I tell ya! She's HUNGRY... and she'll WIN IT!
JR: Dok Hendriks shares your view also... but I'm going to have to go with either Lady Tyr... or perhaps Venus Victrix. Their size and power could plow the road to victory!
Roxanne: Good point! And ya know what, JR? They're up FIRST!
JR: That's right... Venus Victrix takes on Lady Tyr in our opening contest! Let's get started!!!! Lady Tyr has some pre-match comments she'd like to get to!