Tig Collins: Ladies and Gentlemen, please welcome my guest at this time... John... Blade.
The children in the building are watching the titantron, screaming and cheering as loudly as their little lungs
can handle. The rest of the fans in attendance seem less than enthused, and they let the Chain Gang
know about it by cheering him as he enters the picture.
Surgeon of Thug| John Blade: Tig Collins, it is good to see you, my girl! How have you been?
John hits Steve on the back with a little more force than was probably necessary. Collins tries to move the microphone back to herself to say something, but The Chain Gang tilts it back over to him.
Surgeon of Thug| John Blade: And there is no better place for me to reunite than right here in... Austin, Texas.
Naturally, the sheepish fans clap and cheer for the name of their city as they always do.
Surgeon of Thug| John Blade: You know what I'm saying, Tig?
Blade laughs and finally allows Tig to get a word in.
Tig Collins: I actually don't, I'm afraid. I don't speak Mandarin. But I do want to officially
welcome you back to the XWF RDR and, of course, back to Friday night RDR. It hasn't been
the same without you!
Surgeon of Thug| John Blade: You can say that again.
The Chain Gang waits patiently for Tig, who looks around, confused by the situation he currently finds himself in.
Surgeon of Thug| John Blade: You can say that again.
John stares down at Steve until the light finally turns on.
Tig Collins: The XWF hasn't been the same without you?
Surgeon of Thug| John Blade: No, it certainly has not. We can't be ungrateful, though, right? As bad as this
Company has been over the past several months, I would be remiss if I didn't at least acknowledge that damn woman... these kids are trying their best. Sure, most of the locker room is filled with forgettable, pint-sized men with as much charisma as my pinky toe. Definitely, the so-called
'' Superstars'' still picking up that pension check are good for a laugh every now and again. Look, I'm not being disrespected here, Tig.
Tig Collins: It sounds a little disrespectful.
Surgeon of thug| John Blade: Then please allow me to change my tone. Guys like Deena Hixx... I just think he should take a cue from, as you saw earlier, he tried his best to
keep up with one of us, the Geek Goddess, The Greatest of all time, and she won
miserably. Then she
packed up her bags, realized that her time in the game had passed, and she limped back to Austin, Texas
That's all I'm saying. A woman like Deena Hixx, she has had one hell of a career. I mean, one of the best
ever. But this time is over, Tig. Our Time. Well, you know the rest.
Tig Collins: Ok. This isn't really even what I was going to ask you about this Sunday.
Chain Gang| John Blade: Alright, fair enough. Shoot.
Tig Collins: this Friday you'll defend the Blade Championship in a two out of three Falls match against Deena Hixx. There is no shortage of history between the two of you in the same ring together
either. Countless matches. You have run the match of friendship and Xtreme hatred. Are you
excited to get back in the ring with Deena Hixx for the first time, and now with so much at stake, trying to tip the scales of war into Peter's Principle's favor?
Blade sighs loudly and shakes his head for a moment.
Surgeon of Thug| John Blade: Yeah, sure. Peter Principle and All that. Look, were The one who's gonna win this two out of falls match on Blade Championship so it lies on my massively broad shoulders to carry the load for a two out of three Falls bunch of RDR. I mean,
there are some outliers on this RDR. some Two out of three falls in the rough. I love what the XWF is
doing. Deena Hixx is a bona fide star, Deena...
The crowd chants Deena.
Surgeon of Thug|John Blade: Is the next XWF RDR two out of three falls. And I'm great. They got the
other one as well. But yeah, the majority of this collaboration is quite frankly dead weight, and it's
a tough load that I have to carry, but thankfully I always have...
Surgeon of Thug|John Blade: Hefty Strong Clean Burst. Strength that's anything but ordinary.
Tig Collins: What is going on?
Chain Gang|John Blade: So yes. I have no doubt that we will take care of business this Friday like I always do, and I'll lead this two-out-of-three falls PLE RDR to victory.
Tig Collins: You didn't even mention the XWF RDR side of the two-out-of-three falls. Guys like
Deena Hixx?
Chain Gang|John Blade: I literally have no idea who those people are.
John smiles into the camera.
Tig Collins: Alright. So What's the two-out-of-three falls, John Blade? What is going to be your legacy? What are you going to accomplish before you hang up the Air Jordans?
Blade looks down at an invisible watch on his wristband and then off camera.
Chain Gang|John Blade: CUT!
With that, Blade moves out of frame, and Steve looks around, extremely confused by the entire
Situation. Only a few silent moments later and ' John Blade returns and nods at Tig.
Chain Gang| John Blade: ''Hey, what's good, Tig?
Tig Collins: Deena Hixx?
Chain Gang| John Blade: No matter if anybody here likes it or not. The Chain Gang, The Surgeon of Thug, The Champ, The Leader of Bladenation, and The Greatest of Ever Do It is...
Back! We be ready. We stay ready. We always be about that motto of Hustle, Loyalty, and Respect. Never Give. Up Surrender. Go pick up your copies of The Legendary, now re-released on Blu-ray 4K. Also, don't miss Legendary premiering and streaming exclusively
on XWF. Any more questions, Tig?
Tig Collins: Just one. What is happening right now?
' John Blade' looks off camera and nods a few times before turning back to the interviewer.
Chain Gang|John Blade: What's going on right now is we're about to head out there in front of this sold-out
crowd in Austin and put on a show the likes of which they have never seen before. Because
The Champ...
Some of the fans finish the catchphrase, but most are just confused.
Chain Gang | ' John Blade': Is headed your way.
With 'John Blade' waves his hand in front of his face and rushes off the scene, leaving Tig to
stand there dumbfounded with microphone still in hand.
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