Posted by BC Crowley: "Bling bling!! Interesting storylines on both sides of this matchup, chief! On one hand, you've got the brand new tag champs making their in-ring debut together. How will they function together as a team, now that they're out of the shadows of their 'bigger-name' partners? Meanwhile, you've got the Demonstone Clan on the other side, with big Kurgan coming to the realization that I did a couple of years back: wrestling's more and more a young man's game. The old bod' can't handle the daily rigors of wrestling!" Ariel: "MMMmm - I'd let Gregor handle MY bod' rigourously on a daily basis!!" Masters: "Riiiiiight. Let's go backstage!" [Backstage] Kurgan and Gregor are heading out to the ring for the last time as a team, and along the way sevaral wrestlers stop them giving Kurgan their best, some surprising..some not. At the ramp Gregor looks at his older brother and takes a deep breath. GD: "Last time big man. It's been a hell of a run! I've loved being a part of your career big brother!" Kurgan: "Yeah.it has been good hasn't it? Between you, Tashiaki Shirakawa, Gabe, Rex, and Dom." ... The crowd pops hearing some of these names, those who remember The Loose Cannons ... "I've held my fair share of gold. I've been to the top, and I've seen the bottom more times than I care to admit. Gregor? Promise me something ok?" GD: "Name it big man." Kurgan: "No matter what happens tonite? Lets give the crowd the best show we can? No bullshit, no grudges." GD: "You got it man, and if fate is with us? You'll go out a champion." The two big men touch fists, as Kurgan turns and heads for the stage curtain. Gregor holds back for a moment, and watches his big brother head out as the music starts. [Back to the arena] The fans, expecting Queen's 'Gimme the Prize' are surprised as a different song starts to pump through the loudspeakers. Hardcore Demonstone fans recognize it right away as The Doors' "Alabama Song" - Kurgan's theme music from WAYYY back. JENNIFER TILLY: "The following match is for the NPW Tag Team Championship!!! Introducing, the challengers ... first, originally hailing from Demonstone Manor, Scotland and wrestling out of Victoria Island, Northwest Territories ... standing 7'2, weighing 419 lbs ... KURRRRRGANNNN DEEEEEEMONSTOOOOOOONNNEE!". The high, nasal screech of Tilly's voice is enough to make any man cringe. Billows of dry ice clouds start to rise from beneath the stage as red-and-blue spotlights circle the stage. A grim-looking Kurgan Demonstone strides out from the back and heads purposefully for the ramp, as various clips of him demolishing his opponents play on the NorthernTron above. The crowd, who usually give the big man somewhat of a mixed response, are cheering loudly, many of them standing on their feet. It takes a few steps before Kurgan realizes this, and he stops suddenly partway down the ramp. #Oh, moon of Alabama Kurgan cocks his head and looks out across the crowd. Many fans are whistling, clapping and stomping their feet. Slowly, a chant starts to rise from the upper echelons of the Air Canada Centre: "Kur-GAN, Kur-GAN, Kur-GAN"! The stern look on the elder Demonstone's face slowly washes away as he does a full turn on the ramp and surveys the crowd. Masters: "What a reaction for big Kurgan Demonstone! Fans here must know that he's seriously contemplating calling an ended to his storied career. They're on their feet!" #Well, show me the way Kurgan smiles and throws both arms in the air, causing the crowd to erupt again. Clearly enjoying the spectacle, he half-walks, half-dances his way down to the ring, reaching out to slap hands and touch fists with the aisle-side fans. #For if we don't find As he arrives at the ring, Kurgan takes two steps - one up to the apron, the other over the top rope - before crossing the ring to the opposite corner, climbing to the second turnbuckle and acknowledging the cheers of the crowd. The scene cuts to backstage where Gregor stands watching Kurgan's entrance and in-ring activities, and smiles. GD: " I'm going to miss seeing that. I've been wrestling for 10 years, and he's been there the whole time! Backstage, at home, in the ring, hell every major title I won he was there to celebrate with me. Look at him out there, i only hope after 20+ year in this business I can still go out there and have fun like he's having now. As the music fades out, Gregor is signaled by an NPW intern to indicate that he's up next. With one last glance at the monitor, he sighs heavily and heads up to the curtain. Again, the scene switches back to the arena and off to the side of the stage, where Godsmack has set back up. Drummer Tommy Stewart counts the band in, setting the tempo by tapping his drumsticks together as the song kicks off with a loud blast of pyro atop the Northerntron that shower sparks down over the entranceway. TILLY: "... and his partner, originally hailing from Demonstone Manor, Scotland, now wrestling out of Kodiak, Alaska .... 'the most Dominant Force in Wrestling Today' ... GREGORRRR DEEEEMONNNSTOOONNNEE!!!!" Gregor steps out of the back, standing in the shower of falling pyro sparks for a few moments, before stepping out to the stage, accompanied by his wife and valet, Sanity. As Godsmack rocks out with Gregor's new entrance theme, "Time Bomb", he locks eyes with the lead singer, Sully Erna. They stare at each other for a few moments - Erna doesn't skip a beat - until Gregor reaches one massive arm out and acknowledges the band with a pointing finger and a wry smile. The crowd reaction is hot, but in this case perhaps a little moreso for the band than it is for Gregor, MASTERS: "The Demonstones are here, and they've got tag team gold on their minds, Kenny." CROWLEY: "They had a taste of that gold a while back - in fact, they won a tournament to capture those belts about 7 months back, and are looking to regain that championship form. They're pumped tonight!" Turning his attention back to the ring, Gregor walks down the ramp, clapping his hands together to celebrate what may very well be Kurgan's last night in the ring. The brothers Demonstone share a pat on the back and confer about last-minute match strategy as Gregor's music ends, prompting the crowd to rise to their feet again with a thunderous ovation for Godsmack. The band rises, congregates in front of their instruments and play to the crowd. Robbie Merrill, the bassist, steps back and takes a running leap into the crowd - as bassists are prone to do - and bodysurfs away from the stage and the rest of his laughing and pointing bandmates. The camera shot switches back to the bodaciously bubbleheaded star of such noted movies as 'Bound' and 'Let it Ride' in the ring.
on 4/19/2002, 8:59 pm
Masters: "Fans, coming up next we've got the tag title match, as Extreme, Inc. make their first title defense against the dominating duo of Gregor and Kurgan Demonstone."
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