Struck From The Record Books

[Skull]

As the first match of the show concludes, the camera cuts over to the commentation station, where JP and Ray take the viewers through the highlights of the contest.

Ray: What a fight, Jimmy.

JP: Those two certainly left it all in the ring and what a way to st-

Before JP can finish, the lights suddenly dim down and the haunting sounds of The Horrors play out through the PA system, signalling the arrival of the thought-to-be-exiled Skull.

JP: Well this is somebody I didn’t expect to see.

Ray: You’re telling me. I thought we’d seen the last of Skull

JP: Well Skull lost to Cronus last week, in a match where he said he would leave EVPW forever if he lost. So I’m a little curious as to why he’s here tonight.

The Nightmare Warrior makes his way down the ramp wearing his usual gothic attire, Skull-like mask and long black cloak. As he approaches the ring, a strong You Got Fired chant comes at him from every corner of the arena. Completely unfazed by this, The Hellion climbs into the ring and receives a microphone.

"Last week, I made a promise. I promised that if I lost my match to Cronus, I would leave EVPW forever. Well I am a man of my word, and had I lost that match I would not be here tonight. But you see, while Cronus may have won that match, I didn’t lose."

Ray: What is he talking about? We all heard him say I Quit.

"You all seem confused. Allow me to explain myself. Being the expert tactician that I am, I devised a fool-proof plan to win. A plan that, while fiendish, was completely within the confines of the rules. You see, in an “I Quit” match, the only way to win is the make your opponent say the words “I Quit”. There are no disqualifications and anything is legal. So using my superior intellect, I decided to lure that oaf into a trap using a decoy. Now during the course of the match, my decoy, quite legally, inserted himself into the fight on numerous occasions. Unfortunately, towards the end of the contest, while I was incapacitated, my decoy found himself on the wrong end of the oaf’s hands and, regretfully, the incompetent fool decided to save his hide by saying the words I Quit."

JP: I don’t like where this is going...

"Now in an attempt to resolve this situation, my lawyer has been having meetings with our illustrious leader Devin Bozz all week, and after much deliberation Mr Bozz has decided to strike that match from the record book and reinstate my contract effective immediately."

A deafening chorus of boos immediately erupts from the crowd, who naively presumed they had seen the last of Skull.

Ray: What the hell?! I can’t believe he weaselled his way out of this.

JP: Well unfortunately Skull and his doppelganger were both wearing masks during the match so it is impossible to either prove or disprove his claim that it was the other man who said I Quit. All I can say is that Skull must have a very good lawyer.

"That brings me on to my second order of business. It has come to my attention that during the match, Lafayette De Bourg stole my shrunken head necklace. My lawyer would like to remind him that unless he returns it, he will be indited on charges of petty larceny. You have 24 hours to comply, you freak.
And finally, as I am now back on the active roster, I demand that Devin Bozz comes out here right now and rebooks my scheduled match with Matt Violence, tonight!"

Ray: Well I guess every cloud has a silver lining. At least we’ll get to see Matt Violence beat the hell out of Skull tonight.

JP: I hope Devin Bozz comes out here and tells Skull where to stick it!

TBC by Devin Bozz

[cronus]

This is utter bullshit mate, for one as I won the match I get to decide the ending. 2 you should have at least reached out to me about this whole thing before including my char (storyline or not) and "nullifying" my first win on this site. 3 If you can't stick to claims of retiring if you lose, don't go balls out and say that you will. It makes you and your character look weak. Thanks for fucking me over and not even attempting to include me in the solution.

[Skull]

Mar 5, 2015 18:34:48 GMT -4 cronus said:

This is utter bullshit mate, for one as I won the match I get to decide the ending. 2 you should have at least reached out to me about this whole thing before including my char (storyline or not) and "nullifying" my first win on this site. 3 If you can't stick to claims of retiring if you lose, don't go balls out and say that you will. It makes you and your character look weak. Thanks for fucking me over and not even attempting to include me in the solution.

1) Skull is a heel and a weasel
2) I never said how the match ended, just that you won, which you did. I didn't go into any other details.
3) Skull is obviously lying about his decoy being the one who was pinned
4) None of this is "official", just a heel running his mouth
5) I'm deliberately making Skull look weak. This excuse with with the lawyer threatening Bozz into scratching the match is basically the equivalent of someone getting their mum to write them a note to get them out of PE.
6) I told Vlad I was going to do this and he was fine with it
7) It's just a game, get over it

[cronus]

It is common courtesy if you are going to pull shit like this, to reach out to the other player. Honestly you aren't worth my time, especially if you don't have the decency to discuss making a post like this with a player whose character is affected. But it is nice you asked Vlad and not the other player. 

[Skull]

You're taking this way too seriously. Your character isn't affected by this in any way. You won the match, Skull used a loophole to reinstate his contract. Skull is claiming the match will be struck from the record but nobody with any authority has confirmed that. This is the equivalent of Curtis Axel claiming he's still in the Rumble.
I don't know why you're making such a big deal about this but if you want to bitch about it some more then pm me. Let's not clog up the board.
Also, try not to be so uptight. There are more important things in life than this.
For the record I will be making the same claim about retiring before every match and each time i lose i will think up a new even more ridiculous excuse about why i'm not actually fired.

[Slut (✿ ◕‿◕)]

STFU Cronus, he doesn't have to say shit to you to write a promo and say whatever he wants.

Skull, I love it! And I love you for doing these week to week promos and making me follow a story line with Skull!

Edit: and fuck I'm sorry I didn't realise it was a tbc thread, I'll delete this when he posts!

[Vladimir Strife]

(Jesus fucking Christ, guys. I can see how the 'striking it from the record' bit hit a nerve, and also Skull's side of it all being in story, but let's all just calm down. It's still an official win, with Cronus being able to add it on to his record and my apologies to Cronus for the confusion on it all. I've known Skull for a long time and I'm sure that any offense was unintended. Tempers flared up a little on both sides, but let's all just take a deep breath and move on from this in a dignified and respectful way. Don't make me cork your fartboxes with my size 11's and wear you both around Concord like a pair of slippers.)

As the meek and wiry Bozz steps out of the back, there is a microphone in hand and a grin on his face. Skull seems confused by this, expecting a much different reaction out of a man he's just gotten one over on. Devin raises the mouthpiece to level and addresses the star.

"Skull.. you're most right. I have been in the back all evening speaking with you lawyer about this whole fiasco. Not touching base with my stars or helping to ensure everything was in place for tonight. I was talking with a lawyer, which is really how anyone wants to spend their night.."

The annoyance of the inconvenience is evident in the tone of the WNG GM.

"And we came to an agreement, alright. See, you're right. YOU didn't lose that match last week and, therefore, your contract is still fully in effect. But, you see... I'm just not able to strike that match from the record, Skull. Yeah, yeah - as it turns out, we keep our records in pen.. and not the erasable kind. So.. that creates this dilemma where someone wrestling as Skull lost and said they quit.. while standing in for you. So, after some long talks with your lawyer, we decided that since that decoy was standing in for you... that decoy is terminated. And Skull.. if you allow him to take your place in a sanctioned contest again.. YOU and every other Skull that might be running around is going to be fired!"

The Concord crowd goes into a frenzy at the comment, cheering the Bozz as he stick it to the heelish Hellborne.

"WHAT!? THAT'S ABSOLUTE BULLSHIT! YOU CAN'T DO THAT! MY LAWYER WOULD NEVER AGREE TO THOSE TERMS! WHERE IS MY LAWYER!? I WANT TO SEE HIM RIGHT THIS SECOND!!"

The anger of Skull comes at the delight of the audience, who continue to whoop and cheer at his misfortune.

"Oh, absolutely. Uhmm.. Mr. Goldbergensteinski, could you come out here for just a moment?"

Devin doesn't even look back, the grin across his lips stretching as the lawyer comes barreling through the entrance and slams against the grated entrance. The drapes providing some privacy for those in the backstage bow out about a massive form, like a bubble growing behind them, until they spread apart and the massive Viking appears, rage in his eyes. Skull's eyes grow wide in shock as the Scandinavian makes his way over to the legal representative with lumbering step after another. Cronus picks the man up by his neck with a single arm, effortlessly, and gazes into his eyes with a piercing stare that threatens to burn right through him. He says a few words, lost upon the crowd thanks to his distance from a microphone, before casting the well-suited slickster over the side of the stage and down through a table, the crack of wood filling the air.

"Skull.. if you want to be sneaky or sly, that's fine. If you want to come out here and talk about your grave misfortune of being some sort of Gatekeeper, that's just alright. But if you ever waste my time with some dipshit lawyer like that again, I will make sure that I take that time back off of your lifespan.. Do you hear me?"

The crowd is eating up the comeuppance of the twisted superstar as he backs away from the ropes, his expression giving away the anger burning and fuming beneath.

"Now, I hope you're ready, Skull, because you ARE getting your match against Matt Violence and I just saw him in the back and he is more than eager to get his hands on you! And that match, Skull, begins now!"

~End of this Thread, unless MV wants to add on?~

(Sorry about the lack of commentary. The phone here at work tonight has been non-stop. Anyhow, I figure this would do a good job of working it in without making Bozz look too soft . Also, the Cronus thing is in anticipation of more things to come, not some sort of play into the whole disagreement before it comes across as though I'm taking sides or perpetuating things)