Posted by BC on 5/27/2002, 1:22 am MASTERS : Fans, we are back! And up next, it's the Bracket 'B' finals that pits 'Union' Jack Hampton and 'High Excitement' Ric Owens -- perhaps the team of destiny tonight -- against the ecclectic team Bud Morgan and Calvin Astroth! Now, Jack Hampton has quite the legacy here in the Karen Mace Memorial, as he's won this tournament an unprecedented FIVE TIMES as a member of 'The Union Jacks'! Though he finally fell short last year with Ashley Hendricks as his partner, one has got to feel that he's an odds-on favourite to regain his lost Memorial Cup here tonight. ARIEL : Yes, and with the returning Ricky Owens at his side, they're bound to go all the way! GOOOOOOOOOOOO RIC! CROWLEY : Don't you have any new material? This is a pay-per-view, for frig's sake. Anyhow. Team of destiny? Yeah, maybe... but you can't count out the team of Morgan and Astroth! Like Bud was tellin' me at the peeler bar this aft -- and I'll tell you, that's the last time I'm letting him drag Astroth to a strip club, 'cause axehandling the peelers can be misconstrued in such a big way -- he wants his Cup badder than anything he's ever wanted in his entire wrasslin' career. More than the Extreme title he's got, more than any championship... Morgan wants to retain the Cup he won last year. If he can keep Astroth from clubbing him mid-match, your team of destiny just might be on the other side of the ring from Owens and Hampton. MASTERS : An excellent point! Ariel, over to you for the ring intros! [The lights go down as the opening strains of Living Colour's "Cult of Personality" guitar riff rings out over the building's loudspeakers. Several clips of Ric Owens' matches show on the large NorthernTron above. The fans are on their feet, as 'NPW's Golden Boy' prepares to enter.] #Look in my eyes, what do you see? ARIEL : Ladies and gentlemen! This tag team match is scheduled for one fall! Introducing first... from Springfield, North America! He weighs in at 225 pounds, and is a former NPW champion! He is 'The Exciting One'... 'HIGH EXCIIIIIIIITEMNT' RIIIIIIIIIC OWWWWENNNNNSSSS! [The crowd is already alive as the former NPW Champion, "High Excitement" Ric Owens appears from behind the curtain under the NorthernTron! Above him, the words THE EXCITING ONE roll across the enormous screen. Ric is dressed in his white, blue, and red gear today and his face is brightly painted in a similarly coloured, detailed style. #I sell the things you need to be [He slowly scans the crowd from left to right. He can't help but smile as he drinks in the crowd's appreciation for him. Red and white pyro shoot from the ceiling to the stage below and blue pyro waterfalls off the top of the NorthernTron as Ric steps off the stage and makes his way down the ramp. Making his way slowly to ringside, he pats the hands of several fans along the way. #Neon lights, a Nobel Prize [On the apron, he wipes his feet before entering the ring - a show of respect to those in the sport long before him. Once inside, he raises his arms to the cheers of the crowd. As the music fades out and the cheers subside, he makes his way to the ropes and stretches out on them, awaiting his partner.] [A moment later, the arena re-darkens and spotlights twirl over the crowd depicting the British flag. As white, red and blue pyro explodes on the stage, the words UNION JACK HAMPTON flash across the NorthernTron. As Hampton has not been seen in some time in these parts, the crowd reaction is good for the Crit who's taken Canada as his adopted nation. "Hail, Brittania" begins to play -- and is almost immediately mixed in with "The Maple Leaf Forever".] ARIEL : AND HIS PARTNER! He hails from London, England, and weighs in at 217 pounds... he is a five-time winner of the Karen Mace Memorial Cup.... 'The Hammersmith Hitman', 'UNION' JAAAAAACK HAAMMMMMMPTOOOOOOOOON! MASTERS : 'UNION' JACK HAMPTON RETURNS! And the five-time winner of the Karen Mace Memorial Cup -- the man who personally presented Bud Morgan and Uke Reign with it last year -- is getting a huge ovation from these Canadian fans! [Hampton steps out, a Union Jack over one shoulder and the Maple Leaf over the other. His tights and boots in the fashion of the British flag, the 40ish Hampton waves them about as he stands on the stage. Finally, heading towards the ring, Hampton pats hands as he goes and even poses for a photo with a young fan before rolling into the ring. Climbing up on a turnbuckle, Hampton waves about the flags before handing them out and high-fiving Owens, the arena lighting up.]
BRACKET 'B' FINALS
"HIGH EXCITEMENT" RIC OWENS AND "UNION" JACK HAMPTON
VS.
BUD "100 PROOF" MORGAN AND CALVIN ASTROTH
The Cult of Personality
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Like Mussolini, and Kennedy
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The Cult of Personality
The Cult of Personality#
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Like Joseph Stalin, and Gandhi
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The Cult of Personality
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When a leader speaks, that leader dies
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