By Michael Lanza
December 28, 2018 9:00 AM
Around this time last year I was still working heavily on the independent circuit, I hadn't yet scored my big breakout gig with EAW and I was freelancing around several upstart companies. Little did I know that a year from now I would be where I am…
(Highlights of King of Extreme and King of Extreme 2 air, showing MvM and [redacted] taking home the rights of being King)
(Mak is shown defeating MvM for his King of Extreme, then going on to cash in his rights as King of Extreme to become EAW Champion)
([redacted] is shown cashing in his rights to face…
(The the camera fades in to Kathy Kush standing beside Empire General Manager Flannery McCoy. Standing behind FLannery, arms crossed, stands Angel Harris, Flannery’s new bodyguard. Kathy smiles uneasily at the monstrous woman who regards her cooly before turning to Flannery.)
Kathy Kush: Thank you all for joining us for a Fight Grid exclusive interview with…
(EAW Intro plays)
(Shot opens with Madison Kaline sitting on a golden throne adorned with barbed wire and skulls. The Unified Womens Championship is around her waist.)
Voice Over: This Empire, built with sweat and blood…
(As Madison gives the camera a smirk, it pulls away and starts descending the stairs of the step pyramid…
( EAW Intro plays. )
( ‘Welcome to the party’ by Diplo picks up as Battleground’s opening video plays. Then the camera shows a pan view of the Prudential Center before it fades in to the announce table. )
Ruggerio: Ladies and gentlemen welcome to another episode of Monday Night Battleground! We’re live from the Prudential Center…
( EAW Intro Plays )
( We jump straight into a special video package featuring Voltage Elitists as the chosen theme, “About to Get Crazy” by Oh The Larceny, starts up—establishing the tone for the kick-off of EAW’s two-day FPV event. )
( The video footage features silhouettes…
( EAW Intro plays. )
( “Welcome To The Party” by Diplo starts up along with Battleground’s intro video starts playing. The camera shows a pan view of the sold out Prudential Centre in Newark, New Jersey before it cuts to Clark Ruggerio and Ben Knight. )
Ruggerio: Ladies and gents, welcome back to Monday Night Battleground,…
( ‘The Man’ by The Killers blasts through the speakers as Ian Ross makes his way to the ring with a microphone on his hands. He salutes the fans along the road as they cheer him. )
Ross: Ladies and Gentlemen, welcome back to Monday Night Battleground. Tonight we have a stacked card, with some interesting…
( EAW Intro plays. )
( “Welcome To The Party” by Diplo starts up along with Battleground’s intro video starts playing. The camera shows an overall of the Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre, before it cuts to Clark Ruggerio and Ben Knight. )
Ruggerio: Ladies and gentlemen welcome to Monday Night Battleground where all the hot…
( EAW Intro plays )
( “Welcome To The Party” by Diplo starts up along with Battleground’s intro video starts playing. The camera shows the sold out Spark Arena arena in Auckland with the excited fans screaming, before it cuts to Ben Knight and Clark Ruggiero.)
Clark Ruggiero: WE ARE LIVE ONCE AGAIN IN THE SPARK ARENA…