Hardkore World Title Holders

[~Syberus~]

["Pet" by A Perfect Circle starts to play. The crowd hails with boos. Or cheers, it's not really clear which. But after a moment Syberus walks out looking all fed heady and holding a microphone. He paces back and forth on the stage before his music dies down.]

Guillermo O'Bannon: Well, I guess we're about to hear what Hardkore World's... owner... has to say.

Phil Blauer: ALL HAIL~!

Guillermo O'Bannon: You don't have to do that anymore. You won't be in his employment soon.

Phil Blauer: We got an hour left. I don't want to get fired in that time.

[Finally, Syberus raises the mic to his lips.]

Syberus: Let me make one thing absolutely clear...

[Before he can continue, Matthew X appears through the curtain with a mic of his own.]

Matthew X: YOU!!!!

Syberus: What-

[Before any further words can be exchanged, X tackles Syberus off the stage and both men plummet into the abyss of non-descript technical equipment, showering the area with sparks, bulbs, speakers, scaffold and tables. The crowd are on their feet as the chaos finally subsides. When the smoke at last clears, neither man is to be seen.]

Guillermo O'Bannon: Did you see that?!! Matthew X out of nowhere completely taking Syberus out!!

Phil Blauer: Do you think they're hurt?

[Guillermo just looks at Phil.]

Phil Blauer: Oh. Right. Hardkore World.

[Somewhat fittingly, and convenietly, a last peice of scaffold comes loose which releases the Hardkore World banner it was holding up... which floats down and drapes over the wreckage.]

Guillermo O'Bannon: The crowd here in Boulder are stunned at what they just witnessed, but we've got no time to digest it because we've still got a final to take place here in just a few minutes!

[Onslaught]

Quit cut to Madison Dyson running down the hallway and yelling.

Madison: Maaaaaatt! MAAAAAATT! WHO'S WATCHING THE BAAAAAAAABY?!

Fin

[Kilroy]

[The shot cuts to a travel baby seat set near the locker room. Kilroy Evans sits by it in a folding chair.]

Kilroy: Who's a good baby? You are! Oops, almost forgot.

[Kilroy sets up a hastily made sign that reads: "ONE BABY (SLIGHTLY IRREGULAR), $5 OR BEST OFFER." The shot cuts away.]

[~Syberus~]

A deep voice booms out "Time to Rise!" as the tron lights up with a Celtic Cross, smeared in blood, edges on fire, as fiery, bleeding lettering spelling out "FreakAngels" fades over it. Flipp's "Freak" starts to play, and a flash shot of Phoenix and Carpenter about to be attacked by the TKOW roster appears. Jack Nichelson says "Wait'll they get a load a me" and the arena lights drop to a dark orange. A fiery circle lights on the stage as the guitars kick up.

Two men begin to rise out the fire as T.H. Power walks out the old fashioned way, briefcase in one hand, lightsaber cane in the other. Carpenter is trussed up in his old straitjacket, HK America Tag Title peeking out from underneath it, and is being held meatshield style, arm around his throat, by Phoenix, who is pointing his bat out to the crowd. Carpenter is struggling as they step over the fire and make their way down the ramp.

Halfway down, Phoenix "loses" Carpenter, who bolts and slide-rolls into the ring. Carp climbs the ropes in two bounds and screams out to the crowd as Phoenix slides in. He moonsaults off the rope, lands in front of Phoenix, who undoes the straitjacket. Carpenter tosses the jacket into the crowd and raises his mask while Phoenix raises his bat and slaps the HK America Tag Belt around his own waist. T.H. Power goes for the mic, but "Wild" Bill manages to hold on and keep it! Glaring at Power...

"Wild" Bill Kasal: “The following contest is the Final Round in the Frank Marano Tag Team Tournament Two Thousand Ten, and will unify the Hardkore America, and Hardkore World, TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS!!

T.H. Power, far from disappointed, pulls ANOTHER microphone from his suit pocket.

T.H. Power: "But men women children and mutants of the Hardkore denziens! Let me have my introduction!!"

"Wild" Bill huffs and stares laserbeams right at Power's head.

T.H. Power: "From Red Bank, New Jersey... at a combined weight of 486 lbs... STILL THE HARDKORE AMERICAN TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS... APOCALYPSE... ELMO... They are the FREAKANGELS!!!"

Phoenix and Carpenter, in their corner shoving each other, both stop and stare at their agent.

T.H. Power: No? Bad time?

[A horizon appears on the ‘Tron as the arena is bathed solely with waving blue lights. The ground is composed of nothing but black sands beneath a purple sky. Just then, a radiant orange sun starts to peek up from the horizon as “ starts to play. As the song builds, the following images are seen on the ‘Tron in this order:

The spinning wheel of a tricycle that has been toppled over. A drop of blood drips down from one of the spokes.

A small huddled mass of a child sits deep in a corner. An orange light marks the opening of a door, and then the light is eclipsed by a massive figure of a man.

Now, we are shown broken glass on pavement, with the alternating red and blue lights that are characteristic of a police squad car refracting off the many shattered pieces.

Next, we see a mirror being held up to a face, but we can only make out the back of the head of the person holding the mirror aloft. His hair is blond, but streaked with blood, and when the mirror is brought up to reflect his face, we find that the mirror has already broken.

When the song hits the 18 second mark, we snap into a series of slow motion action shots featuring Jamie Romino and Joshua Smith that get faster and faster until the song hits the 1:06 mark and Jamie and Joshua explode out of the back as the neXt logo appears on the screen. They are wearing matching ring gear: white wrestling pants with black hoodies. Their pants and their hoodies are both covered with jagged scar-like symbols. Their names are written down their left pantlegs, and their right pantlegs have neXt written down them, with a big red X.

The back of Joshua’s jacket has a “7” logo on it, and underneath it says “this is who I am”. The back of Jamie’s jacket has a smiley face on it with a big jagged scar running across the lips and it says beneath it “this is what we do”.

As the song continues Jamie and Joshua slap the fan’s hands as they make their way into the ring and both slide under the ropes in tandem. The camera is at mat level and Jamie crawls towards it, smiles and winks at it before kipping up to his feet. Joshua follows just behind, picking the camera up and snapping his sharp teeth at it. They both then go to their corner and wait for the bell.]

“Wild” Bill Kasal: “Introducing their opponents, the HARDKORE WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS! Hailing from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Standing 5 feet 9 inches tall; Weighing 182 pounds... he is the HARDKORE WORLD LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION... JAMIE ROMINO!!! His partner is from Washington D.C.; Standing 6 feet tall; Weighing 200 pounds...JOSHUA SMITH!!! ...This is NEXT!!!”

Guillermo O'Bannon: This is sure to be an amazing match between two great teams looking to take home all the gold tonight.

Phil Blauer: With three titles on the line here it's a major boost to the resume of the winning team.

[Referee Ron Reid calls for the opening bell and the crowd roar as Phoenix and Jamie Romino start things off, and circle around each other.]

Guillermo O'Bannon: Both men lock up dead center, with Phoenix's strength advantage being obvious here as he rags Romino around, but Romino quickly uses his speed and agility to flip Phoenix over and both men roll back to their feet.

[The crowd applauds politely as Phoenix takes Romino down with a clothesline, and a second. Romino pops back to his feet and ducks the third before catching Phoenix with a dropkick.]

Guillermo O'Bannon: Jamie Romino takes down Phoenix with a drop toe hold and the Light Heavyweight Champion is really doing everything he can to highlight his speed advantage here. Nice arm drag by Romino, taking Phoenix over and Romino tags in Joshua Smith.

[Smith steps through the ropes and strikes a forearm into Phoenix's masked face. He whips Phoenix across the ring, but Phoenix reverses and sends Smith running, before slamming him to the mat with a shoulder block.]

Phil Blauer: Oof!

Guillermo O'Bannon: Phoenix lifts Joshua Smith up almost effortlessly and flings him overhead with a fall away slam. Phoenix drags Smith to his corner and tags in Carpenter.

[Carpenter nips over the top rope and tags Smith with a kick. He whips Smith across the ring but he comes back with a dropkick!]

Guillermo O'Bannon: Both these men have a ton of athleticism.

Phil Blauer: I don't think you can measure athleticism in that way.

Guillermo O'Bannon: Well, whatever.

Phil Blauer: …“whatever?”

Guillermo O'Bannon: What do you want? It's my last day.

[Smith hits a spinebuster on Carpenter, who arches his back off the canvas. The neXt member waits for Carp to get back to a knee before coming off the ropes with another drop kick to the side of the head.]

Guillermo O'Bannon: Oooh great move their by Smith!

Referee Ron Reid: 1... (Carpenter kicks out.)

Guillermo O'Bannon: Smith applies a Fujiwara armbar trying to force a submission out of Carpenter, which for some reason I don't see happening.

Former prowrestling.com internet reporter Matt Boone: Because he's a twisted freak of nature.

Phil Blauer: Yeah, that's definitely a contributing factor.

Guillermo O'Bannon: Submission or no, Smith can still do his all to pop that joint out of place. Underneath that horrific exterior Carpenter's body still works the same as everyone else's. I think.

[Phil checks his watch.]

Phil Blauer: Man this match is dragging on. We seen 15 moves yet?

Guillermo O'Bannon: Ron Reid checks with Carpenter if he wants to signal for that submission but nothing doing, no great shock there. Carp starts to fight back to his feet but Smith is really trying to yank back on that arm for all its worth.

[The crowd in the Coors Events Center start to build up a slow clap as Carpenter fights back.]

Guillermo O'Bannon: The Hardkore World audience may not have always taken to Carpenter and Phoenix, but they starting to warm to them as this tournament progressed.

Phil Blauer: They just want to see this one go right to the wire.

Guillermo O'Bannon: Smith hammers down a blow to the back of the shoulder and snaps Carpenter down with a neck breaker. He smothers a forearm over his face as he covers...

Referee Ron Reid: 1... (Carp kicks out.)

[Smith pulls Carpenter back to his feet but Carpenter shrugs him off and kicks him in the mid, before running off the ropes behind him and hitting a low drop kick to the back of the knee, taking Smith down.]

Guillermo O'Bannon: Carpenter springboards off the ropes with a leg drop over Smith's neck!

Referee Ron Reid: 1... (Smith kicks out.)

Guillermo O'Bannon: Carpenter backs off and allows Smith to get back to his feet before taking him overhead with a back body drop... followed by a flapjack onto the top rope! Smith has his neck hung up then rebounds back and Carpenter takes advantage with a Reverse DDT!

[Carpenter tags in Phoenix who steps through the ropes and immediately drops an elbow onto Smith's chest.]

Guillermo O'Bannon: Phoenix pulls Smith up to his feet and hits a back drop! Jamie Romino enters the ring and Phoenix blocks his right hand, he slugs Romino in the face and lifts him into a backdrop too!

[Carpenter enters the ring and waits for Romino to pull himself back to his feet, Romino ducks his clothesline attempt and lifts him up into a backdrop of his own!]

Guillermo O'Bannon: Phoenix cuts off Romino but he lifts a knee into the midriff of one half of the American Tag Champions. Smith and Romino team up to hoist Phoenix into a double team back drop!

Phil Blauer: Who's legal?

Guillermo O'Bannon: Dunno.

[Carpenter back up, jumps up with a spinning heel kick and takes down Joshua Smith. His reward is a clothesline over the top rope by Jamie Romino.]

Guillermo O'Bannon: Phoenix gets back to his feet and hits a back drop on Jamie Romino! He then falls onto the cover on Joshua Smith.

Referee Ron Reid: 1... 2... (Smith kicks out.)

Guillermo O'Bannon: Phoenix picks up Smith and lifts him onto his shoulders, but Smith manages to wriggle free and slip off. Smith ducks a back elbow and connects with a drop kick.

[Joshua Smith steps back from Phoenix and allows him to kneel up before smacking him across the head with a shining wizard.]

Guillermo O'Bannon: Joshua Smith applies a sleeper hold, attempting to wear down Phoenix that way.

[Outside the ring, Carpenter gets up and pulls Jamie Romino out under the ropes. He slams his head on the ring apron then goes for a DDT, but Romino blocks it. Romino hits back with an STO on the concrete!]

Guillermo O'Bannon: Oooh! Carpenter's back hit that arena floor with a sickening smack that the ringside fans certainly appreciated.

Phil Blauer: He doesn't look done yet.

Guillermo O'Bannon: Romino asks a fan at ringside for a chair! He's obviously got bad intentions on his mind as he places that chair over Carpenter's head...

[Romino stomps the chair shut on Carpenter's head, which draws a loud “oooohhh” from the crowd. Back in the ring, Smith still has that sleeper hold cinched in which Phoenix is beginning to battle back from. He backs Smith into a corner but he manages to flip Phoenix out with a headlock takedown, keeping the hold applied and grounding Phoenix.]

Guillermo O'Bannon: neXt have certainly been fine tag team champions and it's going to take some stopping them by the FreakAngels tonight. But in getting past the MVCII, the FreakAngels themselves have made a huge statement of intent in the ring.

Phil Blauer: Phoenix needs to get out of this hold though, and fast.

Guillermo O'Bannon: Once again the bigger man fights back to his feet and elbows Smith in the ribs, loosening the hold. Phoenix finally breaks free and strikes Smith in the throat! Phoenix swings with a clothesline but Smith ducks and snaps him down to the mat with a neckbreaker!!

Referee Ron Reid: 1... 2... (Phoenix kicks out.)

Guillermo O'Bannon: Outside Romino is still demolishing Carpenter and things are looking ominous for the FreakAngels at the moment. Romino has hold of one of the tag team title belts and measures Carp, before pelting it across his mask covered face!!

[Romino holds up his belt to cheers from the crowd as Smith goes for an armbar on Phoenix. Phoenix fights him off though and pulls himself up with the ropes. Smith clasps his hands around Phoenix looking for a suplex, but Phoenix ducks under and around and catches Smith out with a russian leg sweep, buying himself some time.]

Guillermo O'Bannon: Phoenix can recover for a moment here as Jamie Romino starts pulling out a table from under the ring! Phoenix starts to untie the protective padding from the turnbuckle.

Phil Blauer: Never a good sign. For the guy who's head is about to be smashed into it, that is.

Guillermo O'Bannon: Looks like that's going to be Joshua Smith, as Phoenix grabs him by the head and drives him face first into that exposed buckle!

[Phoenix applies a half nelson and suplexes Smith onto his neck as Jamie Romino sets up the table on the outside.]

Referee Ron Reid: 1... 2... (Smith kicks out.)

Guillermo O'Bannon: Phoenix drags Smith right back up and underhooks both arms for a double arm DDT! Phoenix on top now.

Phil Blauer: Romino wants to suplex Carpenter through that table, but Carpenter manages to block it somehow.

Guillermo O'Bannon: Carpenter german suplexes Romino's head and neck onto the steel crowd barricade!!

[The crowd let out another huge “oooohhh!!” as both men slump to the concrete floor. Phoenix takes a run and blasts Smith in the face with a Yakuza kick.]

Guillermo O'Bannon: What a kick! This could be over!

Referee Ron Reid: 1... 2... (Smith kicks out.)

Guillermo O'Bannon: No! NeXt aren't willing to surrender their tag team gold just yet. Phoenix smothers a forearm over Smith's face and tries again.

Referee Ron Reid: 1... 2... thr(Smith kicks out.)

[Phoenix kneels up and looks around, thinking for a moment. He spots the table that Jamie Romino set up a moment ago on the outside of the ring, and drags Smith over to the ropes by his head.]

Guillermo O'Bannon: What's Phoenix thinking here?! He hooks up Smith for a vertical suplex and tosses him over the ropes, out of the ring and through that table to the concrete floor below!!!

Crowd: OOOHHHHH!!!

[The audience breaks out in a chant of “Holy Shit!! Holy Shit!! Holy Shit!!” as Smith lies completely decimated in the table wreckage. Phoenix leans back in a corner to take a few breaths as Carpenter gets back up on his side of the ring apron.]

Phil Blauer: I can't believe what I just saw!

[On the outside, Romino starts to stir with blood pouring from his forehead. He gets back up with the aid of the ring apron, holding his back in agony.]

Guillermo O'Bannon: Carpenter bursts into life with a suicide flip to the outside and takes out Romino again!! The FreakAngels are wiping neXt out here!!

Phil Blauer: But that's no good on the outside of the ring. They have to get them back inside and get that winning pinfall.

former prowrestling.com internet reporter Matt Boone: Excellent observation, sir.

Phil Blauer: Thanks. That's the kind of honest feedback I like to hear. Unlike Whiney McComplain-a-lot over here. “Phil, stick to the script.” “Phil, you breathe too loud”. “Phil, enough with the racist jokes”. It's like I can't do ANYTHING!

Guillermo O'Bannon: I don't sound like that.

Phil Blauer: You SEE!?

former prowrestling.com internet reporter Matt Boone: I hear it.

[Phoenix steps out of the ropes and heads over to the table wreckage containing the remains of Joshua Smith. He tosses aside one end of the table and pulls him back to his feet.]

Guillermo O'Bannon: Smith can barely stand and no wonder. He just got suplexed out of the ring and through a table. Phoenix rolls him back into the ring but doesn't look finished yet...

[Phoenix looks under the ring apron and produces a chain, much to the delight of the fans. He wraps the chain around his fist and gets back into the ring.]

Guillermo O'Bannon: Phoenix is telling Joshua Smith to get back up well that's easier said than done at the minute.

Phil Blauer: Why do that, anyway? If I was being told to get up by some guy with a chain so that he could hit me with a chain, I'd be all “um, no thanks. I'll stay where I am and remain un-hit by chain.”

Guillermo O'Bannon: Well, I don't think Smith can currently think that straight. But Phoenix needs to be aware because in slides Jamie Romino! Romino runs up the ropes and springs into a moonsault onto Phoenix! Wayfarer!!

Phil Blauer: He saved his partner from almost certain chainage!

Guillermo O'Bannon: Phoenix stumbles back to his feet but Romino is firing back up, he tags Phoenix with a spinning wheel kick!

[A bloodied Romino drags Smith over to their corner, steps out, and tags himself in. Carpenter is up on the top rope, however, and leaps off to catch Romino with a hurricanrana as he re enters!]

Guillermo O'Bannon: Carpenter steps out and calls for the tag from Phoenix, who recovers enough to oblige. Carpenter and Romino the two legal men now, Carp goes for a suplex but the Light Heavyweight Champion blocks the attempt to hit a snap suplex of his own!

Referee Ron Reid: 1... 2... (Carpenter kicks out.)

Guillermo O'Bannon: Carpenter rolls onto his front but Romino doesn't let off, leaping into the air with a beautiful standing shooting star press!

Phil Blauer: Think that drove the air out of both men.

Guillermo O'Bannon: Romino does indeed look a little winded after that great move.

[Romino pulls himself up in the corner. Carpenter, for all the punishment he's received manages to pick himself up also.]

Guillermo O'Bannon: The fans here in Boulder, Colorado are cheering on both teams as we witness what could very well be the final match here in Hardkore America.

[Romino stiffs Carpenter with a spinning elbow. He hooks his arms and flips him with a butterfly suplex, before applying a full nelson lock.]

Guillermo O'Bannon: Not for the first time we're asking the question of how much pain can Carpenter actually endure?

Phil Blauer: My money's on a lot.

[Ron Reid asks Carpenter if he wants to submit but he refuses. Romino turns him onto his front in order to sit on his back as a camel clutch, pushing forward on Carpenter's neck even further with the full nelson applied.]

Guillermo O'Bannon: But again, this isn't just about trying to earn a submission. Jamie Romino could break Carpenter's neck with this move and render him unable to continue.

[Phoenix bellows at Carpenter from the corner as Joshua Smith starts to come back to life in his.]

Guillermo O'Bannon: What a great effort we're witnessing here from both teams. Carpenter trying to fight out of this full nelson lock, getting back to all fours now- where's he getting this energy?

[Carpenter backs Romino into the corner, driving him back with all his weight. Romino reliquishes the hold and Carpenter manages to flip him with a snapmare.]

Guillermo O'Bannon: Carpenter drags Romino back to his feet and hooks both arms. He looks like he might be going for a double arm DDT here but Romino has the strength to block it. Carpenter instead resorts to a butterfly suplex!

[Carpenter applies an arm bar.]

Phil Blauer: Now Carpenter is applying the pain...

Guillermo O'Bannon: Jamie Romino in obvious agony as Carpenter plays with his ligaments.

[Ron Reid asks Romino if he wants to submit, but Romino is obviously reluctant.]

Guillermo O'Bannon: Romino reaches for those ropes and is luckily close enough to grab one at the first attempt. Carpenter didn't get him far enough away when he applied that hold.

[Carpenter waits for Romino to get back up then strikes him in the face with a couple of right hands. He then pulls him into a front facelock and drops him with a DDT.]

Referee Ron Reid: 1... 2... thr(Carpenter kicks out.)

Guillermo O'Bannon: Phoenix calls for the tag on the outside and Carpenter really could use with getting to his partner. Romino pulls up Carpenter and hits a nice snap suplex.

[Joshua Smith is still not ready for a tag and Phoenix decides to enter the ring rather than wait for his partner. Phoenix ambushes Romino and throws him into the corner.]

Guillermo O'Bannon: Phoenix flapjacks Romino into a dropkick from Carpenter! WTF!!!

[Romino rolls onto his front as Phoenix and Carpenter gather themselves. They each climb a turnbuckle and leap off with simultaneous diving headbutts to Romino!]

Guillermo O'Bannon: Two faced!! The FreakAngels are firing up now! Carpenter drops onto the cover!!

Referee Ron Reid: 1... 2... thr(Romino kicks out.)

Guillermo O'Bannon: No! It's not over yet! Phoenix spots Joshua Smith getting back up on the ring apron, Phoenix goes to hang up Smith on those ropes but the neXt man pulls him over the top! Phoenix crashes off the ring apron and falls to the floor below!

[Carpenter pulls up Romino and hooks him up for a stunner, backflipping him over into a sitout reverse DDT.]

Guillermo O'Bannon: Judgement!! This could be over!!

Referee Ron Reid: 1... 2... thr(Romino rolls a shoulder.)

Guillermo O'Bannon: No!!! We were just a split second away there from seeing a conclusion to this tournament. Carpenter can't believe that didn't seal the deal.

[Carp starts to climb the turnbuckle and Romino isn't moving. The audience heats up as the anticipate a big move.]

Guillermo O'Bannon: This could be it! Carpenter leaps off with a swanton- but Romino moves!!

[The crowd let out an “ooooohhhh!!” as Carpenter crashes to the canvas. Romino pulls himself up with the ropes and wipes some blood from his eyes.]

Guillermo O'Bannon: Romino hits a double foot dropkick to the knees of Carpenter and lifts his knees up to meet Carpenter's face as he drops! One Up!!

[Romino grabs Carpenter's head and steps up the ropes, flipping overhead with a sliced bread #2 but turning into a twist of fate in mid air.]

Guillermo O'Bannon: The Event Horizon!!!!

Referee Ron Reid: 1... 2... 3!!!

[Phoenix arrives just a split second too late and the crowd leap out of their seats as plays again. Both Romino and Joshua Smith are only barely moving as their music plays and they are handed both sets of belts.]

“Wild” Bill Kasal: “Ladies and gentlemen, in a time of 21 minutes 40 seconds here are your winners, STILL the HARDKORE WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS, the NEW HARDKORE AMERICA TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS... and the WINNERS of the 2010 FRANK MARANO TOURNAMENT... NEXT!!!!”

Guillermo O'Bannon: Well there you have it folks- Jamie Romino and Joshua Smith have done it! In a match which ultimately determined three prizes all at once, they've come out on top.

[Ron Reid presents Romino and Smith with all of their titles. The locker room begins to empty as the likes of Kilroy Evans, James Fierce, Platinum Pat, Andrew Karnage, Triple B, Dougie Ray Bullet, Shootfighter, the Shiros and many more line the stage and applaud the winners. The Hardkore World locker room makes its way down to the ring to help all four men back to their feet to rapturous applause from the audience. A chant of “Hardkore World!! Hardkore World!! Hardkore World!!” breaks out.]

Phil Blauer: Look at this! Pretty much every Hardkore World wrestler is in there.

Guillermo O'Bannon: Folks, federations come and go like night and day in this business. But for 23 long years there was always one constant, and that constant was Hardkore World. We don't know for sure that the lights are going to be turned out for good right here tonight... but by the way the whole locker room has emptied here to help Joshua Smith and Jamie Romino celebrate here you get that feeling.

Phil Blauer: But what's next, Guillermo? What's to become of us?!

Guillermo O'Bannon: No one seems to have the answer to that question. But if tonight does see the end of this great promotion, allow me to thank each and every one of our fans around the world who stuck with us this whole time.

[The Hardkore World wrestlers hold up Joshua Smith and Jamie Romino on their shoulders, who are covered in gold and clutching the trophy. Carpenter and Phoenix are being consoled and lend a polite applause to their opponents.]

Guillermo O'Bannon: From the Coors Events Center in Boulder, Colorado this has been the 2010 Frank Marano Memorial Tag Team Tournament! This has been Hardkore World! Ladies and gentlemen allow me to say a very good night and if that's the last time I ever get to say that- then God bless you all as well! Thankyou for being with us for the ride!

Phil Blauer: This is Phil Blauer... signing off.

former prowrestling.com internet reporter Matt Boone: What about me?

Phil Blauer: *sigh* go ahead.

former prowrestling.com internet reporter Matt Boone: Ahem. This is Matt Boone... signing-

[Cut to black.]