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Page 1 of 8 As the show begins we see old black and white footage from the golden age of wrestling, possibly Lou Thez
"Yes sir we promise you a great main event..." a voice says before we see more images of Terry Funk, Dusty Rhodes and Dr.S
"ANDREEE THE GIAAANT.." roars Vince McMahon back in his 80s announcer role as we see the legendary giant
"WRESTLEMAAAAANIA"
We see Rowdy Roddy Piper, the Iron Sheik and of course Hulk Hogan
"HULKAMANIA IS RUNNIN WILD BROTHER"
Bret Hart throws out his arms as Shawn Michaels cradles the WWE Championship, SA standing atop the Hell in a Cell cage and the Undertaker bowing to the urn
"Reeeest in pea..." the Undertaker begins but doesnt get to finish as we hear JR say
"My God what a ma.." Ross is cut off by the Rock
"HIF YA SMELLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL"
"You're Fiiiiiiired"
the glass shatters CRAAAASH
"GIMME A HELL YEAH" roars Stone Cold as JR warns
"Its not over..." and ends on
"THE WORLD IS WATCHING..." as images of Nightmare, Nathan James, Undertaker, Randy Orton and more fuse together until the screen blacks out, the WWE logo and words "World Wrestling Entertainment" appearing on screen before totally fading away to the "Free For All" logo, Saliva's Ladies and Gentlemen blasting out over it, staying just a second before we head into the studio to join Todd Grisham
"Hello and welcome to the WrestleMania 23 Free For All show, my name is Todd Grisham... and can you feel it?" asks Todd, visibly pumped up
"Can you smell is? can you SENSE it?" he adds
"WrestleMania 23 - the grandaddy of em all is upon us and it comes to you live in just a few short hours LIVE from your local cable provider - it is a FOUR HOUR Sports Entertainment extravaganza and the card is loaded from top to bottom with fantastic matches.... but you don't have to take my word for it....."
A graphic pops up showing Primal and James Steele, Steele with the WWE Intercontinental Championship over his shoulder
"The irresistible force of Primal meets to immovable object of James Steele in the battle of the monster, the Danish Destroyer challenging The Darkness for his Intercontinental Championship" says Todd in voiceover, the Battle Royale graphic appearing
"Four teams - a World Tag Team Championship Title Shot at stake in this massive battle royale"
We see Tommy Dreamer smash himself in the head with a Singapore Cane, almost Sandman like, Cactus clutching his 2x4
"Its the battle of the hardcore legends for the highest prize in ECW - Cactus Jack challenges Tommy Dreamer for his ECW Championship" goes Todd, excited about that one it seems as Carlito spits into the camera, the camera moving out to show us Carlito, Ryan Simmons and Showtime
"Its gunna be a hell of a triple threat match, Three of the youngest WWE Superstars battle it out in a Triple Threat match for the United States Championship, this one has highlight reel written all over it"
A graphic of a ladder suddenly gives way to MNM, Adult Viewing and Los Conquistadors
"And talking of highlight reels, the World Tag Team Championships are on the line in possibly one of the most dangerous and high-flying match-ups we may ever see - Rey Mysterio, Juan Sanchez, Michael Shane, Johnny Nitro, Butch Valentine and Romeo Vanity square off in a TLC match"
Flair "WOOOOOOOO"s into the camera as we see Triple H crotch chop on his half of the double graphic, Todd speaking again
"High stakes? they don't come any bigger than this as The Iconic Nature Boy Ric Flair puts his career itself on the line against D-Generation X. One great institution of this business WILL come to an end forever in just a few hours at Ford Field"
BONG, the death knell sounds as we focus on a casket, Hunter and the Undertaker stood beside it
"Talking of ends - there could be one of an unholy nature here tonight as The Union battle the Corporate Ministry, the first match of that double header being Hunter facing the Undertaker in the match he created - the casket match"
Todd ups the ante as the graphics for HBK/SA and Nathan James/Forxx appear, our host sounding like he can't wait for these two
"When you think of great rivalries there are Two that spring to mind - Silent Assassin versus Shawn Michaels and Nathan James versus Forxx, BOTH will end right here tonight at WrestleMania, Nathan James defending a 3 and 0 streak at the Showcase of the Immortals, he is UNDEFEATED in all his appearances and will face his nemesis inside Hell in a Cell"
The screen goes black as dirt is seemingly shoveled on, the unmasked face of DD staring at us followed by Nightmare
"The second of those Union/Corporation matches follows as Nightmare, the seven time World Champion, faces Doomsday, the psychotic Corporate Ministry member in a BURIED ALIVE match. Theres only ever been one before and on that night, Rob Van Dams career changed forever"
The camera focuses on the WWE Championship, moving out to show it around the waist of Randy Orton stood alongside Hogan on the Main Event graphic
"And the Main Event, Randy Orton and Hulk Hogan collide, Hogan seeks his vengeance and the WWE Championship while Randy Orton looks ton end Hulkamania forever in what is quite possibly the biggest WrestleMania Main Event of all time... and lets now go and get the thoughts of the WWE Superstars on just who WILL win that titanic encounter just hours away here at WrestleMania 23" trails off Todd, the images fading to the Mania logo and then blackness as we go to a video.....
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