The video opens up to a man covered from head to toe in nothing but darkness.

A man in black trenched enticed with skulls and a slim mask covering his face. He has skeletons at his feet and it doesn’t seem to stop there it leads slowly into a trail.

Hardy: Let the games begin. Game on here tonight in Cape Town, South Africa at Sahara Park Newlands!!! But let’s look at what I found kids.
The video feed cuts and moments later it opens again.

The scene opens up inside large funhouse, oddly deserted despite being in good condition. Perhaps it was past closing time or maybe the carnival had finished its scheduled stop and was in the process of packing up to move to the next town. The only thing that was known however was that the otherwise empty funhouse was indeed occupied as the camera’s panned around, as the man slowly emerged wearing black slacks and shirt to go with a silver tie and his signature black coat and a mask upon his face. He had his back turned to the camera as he stood in front of a revolving barrel, commonly known as a “barrel of fun" meant to disorient people as they try to walk through.

Hardy:
“Hot Stuff International, some say you are a relic of the days long past. As this business grows it also changes with the times, never quite remaining just the same as it once was while still managing to stay true to its roots. As far as I’m concerned tonight you learn a little more about my deeper mind and more about The Creature’s Way, you tonight I am not this “Michael Hardy you all know and love “make no mistake I still fight for the creatures, but I am a deeper part of Hardy’s subconscious like an old friend as you might say”.

He turns around to face the camera slowly, a grin prominently on his face as he takes a few steps forward towards the camera.

Hardy: So you could imagine my delight when SCW Management booked you and I Duke Ata Topai in my own invention a barbed wire street fight or as I like call Anarchy Rules. Back in 2002, I won my very first championship back in Japan in a match of this very creation and I have waited and waited for the opportunity to put it to use, if anything this is very familiar territory to me. Mr. Duke, you may have just opened Pandora’s Box without even realizing it.

Hardy chuckles as he radiates confidence through his grin. He walks through the “barrel of fun” as the camera follows him as several ladders with several types of weapons hung above the ceiling can be seen lining the corridor to the left. Hardy grabs one of the smaller ladders as he unfolds it and begins climbing it before taking his perch at the top as his finger tips glide along not one, but two . An Umbrella and a Crowbar but both seem to be laced in barbed wire, grimmiously he looks upon them

Hardy: In the eyes of most a ladder is just a simple tool to get from Point A to Point B, to reach heights a man may not ordinarily be able to reach otherwise unassisted but to me? It’s an instrument of precision not unlike a surgeon’s scalpel or a sniper’s rifle. But let’s show what we have here folks, a barbed wire umbrella and crowbar…old friends as they are have helped me win many a match back in my day in hardcore matches such as this…Now come Sunday they can be used after being gone for so long.

Hardy gazes down from the ladder in deep thought nodding his head. The reflection in his eyes showed a mind hard a work studiously analyzing the situation at hand, his fingers moving along his face.

Hardy: Sunday Night, You have to pick your spot and calculate your shots with the utmost precision, even a slight miscalculation can be the very difference between victory and defeat. Anyone can climb this ladder and leap off or reach for that belt but if you pick the wrong moment you’ll come crashing back down to earth, but to have razor sharp barbed wire surrounding the ring and every weapon we touch how is that the ladder can be any use.
Cackling so evil like. He simply replied “I think of a few”.

He’ll point out towards the camera extending his index finger with his thumb extended, mimicking the appearance of a gun as a wry smile forms. Finally he’ll shoot the imaginary bullet from the imaginary gun, making a recoil motion with his hand as if he just gunned an opponent down.

Hardy: Just because this is match that we have on Sunday, doesn’t mean I won’t be taking my sights off of Hot Stuff International alone . Oh, no sir indeed. You see on this very card every individual has a Extreme Stipulation on their matches. Let’s talk about each of them shall we, but Hardy will leave out my special match with you Duke for last. I have a special story for us oh yes I do”.

Clearing his throat we have

“First off we have a three way SCW Roulette Contender Match between a good buddy oh so very high risk Matthew Crash Carson, The Sith Gangster Horace Jackson and Wrath”. “Crash I can see pulling out all the stops and risks in this match. The two powerhouses Horace and Wrath will most likely try to see who’s stronger and beat on the lil guy”. “Wrath make no mistake your strong but I would keep one eye open for my friend the crowbar tonight, one eye open…”.
“Next we have The big ol’ tag team match between four of the top tag teams in SCW. LUCIAN FROST and JOSHUA ACQUIN © vs GUNS FOR HIRE vs BOSOM BUDDIES (Despayre and Big vs JON DOUGH and CONNOR MURPHY. Now as there is a tiny chance Josh and Lucian will retain and if it so happens they, they will be meeting a few friends along the night…Personally I see GFH or Jon Dough and Connor Murphy winning this match”.

“Next , we have the SCW Roulette Title as the champion defends against Kain..tonight Andrew let this loom over your head. Last Sunday you were knocked out by Kain. In the past I beat you to get my chance at that belt and now with you being the champ and should you retain my focus may just contend to you”.

“We have SCW Heavyweight Number One Contender Match between some dinosaur kid Geno Barton Jr and Max Burke…both men are impressive make no mistake but know this is if somehow Max makes it out in one piece my plans will fast forward and you, Mr.Burke will not see that Heavyweight Title Match because it was you who hit me with a baseball bat. It was you who cost me most of all in the ACW Heavyweight Championship Match and I will make sure your dreams are shattered”.

“Finally it’s gonna get heavy as Simon Jones and Sean Jackson have Title Unification Match and it’s the main event..Boys we can all say this you guys will tear the house down and by any way it can be called a war but tonight that no matter what the result, I am sure that it will be a fait fight as you can bet I will be waiting and watching and strike when it’s my time”.

“This leads me to us Duke Ata and Michael Hardy in an Anarchy Rules Match. The true main event of the night because not only will the show be stolen but bodies will lie ahead like skeleton’s to a trail and blood will run like a river”.

Clearing his throat, he begins to speak again.

“Where any maniac can swing a bat or lay out a bag of thumbtacks, to me this is about one thing only and that’s giving these fans their money’s worth and if that means hurting for them to take you out. Then so be it. The Main Event may be different but we are what they want to see. You are just a figment in the timeline of my path to getting the creatures a rightful champion who not only will defend it every week but every night”.

He’ll shake his head as he climbs off the ladder and begins walking down the corridor.

Hardy: I came here to write a new chapter in wrestling history, I came here to become one of the great pioneers of this sport! Opportunities like this come once in a lifetime and the chance to write my name personally into the history books in a territory that has no common ground and is going into utter chaos?

Hardy flashes a smirk as he walks into what appears to be a mirror maze as he extends his arms to his sides as his reflection radiates in all directions.

Hardy: Well that’s just icing on the cake! Michael Hardy is ready for Duke Ata. When Ready for War this Sunday and you Duke will know what lengths I will go to show you the error of your ways. Mark, Christian and Erik are smart men and they all realized not only do I have the skills and determination to get the job done but I have the opportunity to battle the top of the Topai family. They have the opportunity to sign two of the world’s finest to do battle on Sunday in my invention. Face me if you dare, because the crazy part of me comes out in this match and it loves to play.

Hardy continues walking down the mirror maze managing to find his way through the beginning of the maze. The mirror maze appeared to be quite lengthy for a simple funhouse. Unexpected turns went hand in hand with corners having seemingly no way out as the mirrors appeared to close in on all sides. Only the sharpest sense of perception and keen eyesight could spot the true path as Hardy managed to find his way with almost mystical precision. Despite his radiating confidence that shined through with each movement rested a deep seated inner fire that pushed him further and further. He was a motivated man with a passion for the business and while his actions would be considered deplorable by some it’s always about doing whatever it takes – by any means necessary to achieve his goals. It was almost an obsessive drive to be the very best that pushed him further and this reflected in both his physical conditioning and his mental sharpness, he was always looking to be better than he was the week prior.

Finally he reaches the end of the mirror maze. With a satisfied grin he steps towards the exit as a ladder can be seen which leads to a slide to the outside.

Hardy: While everyone else in this match appears to be lost for direction with no clear path forward I’ve found my way out of the abyss. As I may be a virus I will adapt to the situation at hand and just like this funhouse and all its tricks I will find a way to thrive within the madness. I will wait for that extraordinary moment when the fatal flaws are exposed within your techniques and just like I have countless times in my career I will be walking away with the prize.

Hardy pauses as he reaches into his coat pocket as he appears to be grasping a playing card. He stares at it feeling a sense of satisfaction before turning his attention back to the camera.

Hardy: …Creatures Prepare for War!!!!

With that Hardy flicks a card at the camera as it slides across the ground, the joker card reflecting off all of the mirrors. The scene slowly fades to black as the camera continues to focus on the joker cast upon the floor.

 Hardy thought he had the win over Sean Jackson. He thought he made the creatures proud of him here tonight but unfortunely for him and the creatures of the night, it wasn’t in the cards. ACW World Championship wasn’t in his grasp. The ref was biased and turned a blind eye. Leading to someone Hardy, least expected to show up in the form of Max Burke. Max had hit Hardy with a foreign object. Hardy was pinned by Sean Jackson.To make matters worse Mark Ward, Duke Ata, Andrew Garcia and Wrath. Hardy laid down coughing from the sneak attack he had been dished out struggled to fight to get up but the biggest mugging if you will was dished out as Hardy felt each a maneuver from the faction, the faction known as Hot Stuff International.

The next week he and Connor Murphy faced Wrath, not in tag action but in against one another with Hardy being laid a sacrifice. No matter the result. The worst came after as Duke Ata and HSI hit the ring. Helped in an ambulance and strapped in as he awaited what doctors they possessed in Ivory Coast. Hardy was along for the ride. His vitals were being checked and his eyes were changing from black to grey to blue.

One had never seen this before as it was about an hour until being pulled out of the ambulance as doctors, staff and paramedics all talked above his head and unstrapped his bonds that tied him down, Hardy looked on with a fire in his eyes as they began to white as though he was different person. Fiercely he pushed away the doctors and paramedics and began to laugh demonically. People started to wonder what was up with Hardy as one of the doctors grabbed Hardy’s shoulders.

Doctor 1: “Hardy are you alright”?

Big mistake on the doctor’s part as Hardy kicked the man in the gut wrapping his right arm around the man’s head and swinging a foot forward dropping the man head first into the unforgiving concrete with an Even Flow DDT he called The Laughing Matter.

“Yes Doctor, I am more than okay and I am more the jolly, I am laughing for the whole world to see and H.S.I, you haven’t rid of me. Like a spider’s food you’ve become entangled in my web and doesn’t matter how many times you struggle you’ll be stuck there for good until I get what I want and that’s taking everyone of you out with exception of Mark Ward of course we all know Marky Marky wouldn’t fight me if he tried”.

“For Love, For Hate, We Die at a later date in Equinox’s Way”.

Hardy let out a blood piercing scream and ran off as you could see him exit through the doors and into the blood encountering night as the paramedics and doctors tended to the fallen doctor.

A week later, a video showed a coffin inside the creepy creaky house, slowly you could see a hand reach for the ancient coffin lid and it would be opened as a man with the slowly peered into with video camera. The man screamed as everything went black and cackling horrors could be heard as the video feed was cut short.

The feed came on with man tied to the wall with bandages of a once wrapped and protected man who most doubtedly had been dead for centuries. Hardy sat in corner covered in a pile of discarded carcass and bones. Wrapping covering his demonic mask and his bamboo wrapped umbrella. Equinox was written on the wall as Hardy began to speak.

"H.S.I!!!!!! You know what you have done!!!! You have woken up a nightmare and the joking, fun loving, bizinga cracking man you once knew introduces to you someone inside me that you have never seen before as Sean Jackson, you and brokeback mountain will dine in the in riches and plunder no more. Because I shall devour your sins and gather them like weapons and drive them thourgh you like a knife to butter. Because I will not stop. I will not rest until I take you, Hot Stuff International down to Hell with me. I will beat the odds come they be two of you, four of you or six”.

“It does not matter how you grow, it only matters how many of you I injure and disfigure. The fans as they are creatures, yes they cheered for our match..a match between competitors that could bring out the very best in one another but a little paper champion had to have a misguided ref and his boy band intervene in our match!!!!

"No One is stopping me from living the creatures dream, not Andrew Gracia, Wrath, Max Burke and most certainly not Sean Jackson, I will keep fighting even if I am told I am far from title shot ever again because it is not about a championship, though it would be nice. Even if I am told its pointless to fight!!! I fight for them and for lost souls that wait inside each and everyone of these people, including you Hot Stuff International who I see so recklessly lost in the chaos they have created!!! I am not done with you by a fucking longshot!!! I have said over and over the fans would have had a new ACW World Champion, if not for the actions of H.S.I two weeks ago!!! I have kept my word and I have meant it. Because none of you have got in the ring with me..one on one in a fair fight. You attacked the wrong man and ran your mouth and you cashed a check you couldn’t possibly pay for!!!”.

“You’ve woken me up ever single one of you and come whenever I get my hands on you. I am not just going to take pride in taking your championships and giving back to the fans, but I am going to beat you, mangle you, dismember you, and hurt you so bad that you won’t come back to this great company. I am going to make you bleed buckets and buckets of blood all over the fucking world”.

I have a few matters to express on each of you.

“Max Burke,If it so happens I know I will be 100..no 195 Percent focused on beating you when the time comes and letting you feel the one sin you’ve commited and that was not killing me when you had the chance..You selfishly took the chance to screw someone else who got a title match without asking for it. All because Simon Jones wouldn’t face you or was it because you realize no matter how much you fight you will never be SCW Champion again..when we fight, it will be a bloodbath, not of my blood but yours!!!!”

“Andrew Garcia, so the Orange Hulk beat Brother Grimm for the SCW Roulette Championship. Congrats to you, But Man did you open up a bigger grave then you already have. I will gladly help Grimm put you there. Because you are no honorable warrior. You are a leech. A gremlin just begging for attention. You say I begged myself to the match, no I earned it!!!!! I beat Mephestio, I ended the SCW Undefeated Streak of Mickey Carroll and even Jimmy Ringo"

"The list goes on boys, but you know the best part Garcia, I beat you to get my way to that title you hold so near and dear to you and make no mistake I will be coming for it again in all due time and rather it be you or Grimm to battle once again for the creatures. Hopefully it won’t be you the Fruitbasket of H.S.I when I get chance again”.

“Duke Ata, that brings you. You’re the muscle of H.S.I. The man that apparently is the best of the Tapoi family. Well you made the mistake of kicking me and not checking to see if I was dead because now, you have to face me next week and as you partner with Wrath a man who undoubtedly pinned me, you a face me driving and determined me and my partner next week. See unlike you Matthew “Crash” Carson is determined to do one thing and that is steal the show which is something I and many of the fellow SCW wrestlers do unlike H.S.I who have to do everything so horrid and they have to cheat. You boys are nothing without Mark Ward and that short little weasel Patterson who is a so called ref”.

“Wrath the mysterious wench, what will happen when I peel that mask off your skull and rip the eyes from the flesh of your cranium”.

“Thus, this finally leads me to you Sean Jackson..I have not had many words to echo into your brain that you don’t already know. You are a handed champion, your win over me was tainted. Before we face off eventually you lose something more dear to you then the ACW World Championship and I have the perfect counter for her and trust me when I get a hold of her..your reign will end and you will be broken, see your something what out her but I am curious and so is the world without it”.


"Now as for my tag match, Matthew I know a little bit about you. Like me you are champion with or without a championship to these people. The people who love you, people who like you and some may even hate you. But the one thing they do is respect you. Just like I respect you. I went to the back and learned of you joining SCW and I know I want someone bright, intelligent and full of determination to fight alongside me. Make no mistake about it, I am here for all these fans and I will risk my very life to get rid of this "H.S.I" virus. But you should know tonight I have your back from the time that bell rings to the time it ends". "Tonight my focus is changing the momentum of this "Ball Game" and getting you and I the win".

“You know boys have no idea what you have just unleashed and you have no idea the lengths I am willing to go through to take you out!!!! I will become a Champion of the Creatures, but in the process I will rid the word of one H.S.I piece by piece like art in Equinox’s World”!!!! “Creatures, Battle on”!!!!

 R.I.P My old friend.

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Mayday Mayday the Ship is slowly sinking

They Think I'm crazy but they don't know the feeling.

They're all around me circling like vultures.

They wanna break me and wash away my colors.

Wash Away My Colors!

Hardy come out with a big pop as The fans are ballistic as he has appeared tonight and he wasn't even booked.

He would walk down to the ring and clap the millions and millions of fans hands, as it felt great to be here tonight in Africa. He had never been here and tonight had he been booked you can bet the kids would have been in for a treat. With a smile on his face he got in the ring. Asking for a mic he was handed one. Slowly he let the cheers die down before trying to speak..but they started up again.

"Hardy, Hardy, Hardy, Hardy"!!!!!!

He began to speak.

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"There's a long list of people I would love to get in the ring with here in SCW. Its not mainly about titles. It's about competition and I have been seeking that for a long while. That's why I choose Brother Grimm as the 1st person I wanted to feud with. But then a flare lit inside me as he beat me at Blaze for Glory 3 and I failed what I had worked so hard to fight for. The SCW Roulette Title. Being so close to getting it made the thrill of fighting him that more fun and challenging. I want to beat him for that championship. I want to be that guy that SCW can depend on. Can call in for those 5 Star Matches. The guy that will break his neck and still continue fighting giving back to this great company and it's loyal fans. I am the new heart and soul of SCW. The Roulette Division is exciting and wonderful. It is captivating and risk taking because you never know what your going to get in this match. This paradox if you will is always changing.

Brother Grimm I am not giving up on becoming SCW Roulette Championship and Management such as Mark Ward and Erik Staggs, I am asking you for just one more shot at the SCW Roulette Championship. As I know SCW Roulette Division Rules always apply, but why not set up a Poll the next time him and I face off for the title. Let the fans decide.

A small video appeared showing a choice between three match types.

"Would you rather see one of the following"?

A. Falls Count Anywhere in or outside the building

B. Ladder Wars Match

C. Six Sides of Steel

With the fans exploding to the idea. Hardy took the time to continue what he had to say on the mic.

"Now as for the belt, I have to earn my way back up or was it that I had a rematch in my contract clause..not sure".

"I want to face the best and there is a man that holds not just the ACW World Championship, he is the Real NWA World Champion, WeWa World Champion..He is Sean Jackson. He is top of my list as he holds that sanctioned ACW World Championship that was pretty much handed to him if you will in the three way match that involved JT Starr and some other guy. At Blaze For Glory III, While I was in the finger tip reach of claiming my 1st Championship here in SCW and actually earning it, Sean you were handed a belt on a silver platter and defended it successfully that night at BFG III. Now don't think I am looking past what you have done since you arrived in the wrestling world. You've done a lot and your a very accomplished wrestler. Not many can say that they have done what you have and not many have said what you have said. But all the talk and the promo's and the hype aren't why I asked for Management to grant me the chance to fight one of the best. It wasn't the championship. It was simply to prove without a shadow of a doubt you and I can bring in a match of the year for SCW. Rather I lose or I win makes no difference, It's all about living for the very moment. The Intoxication of Thrill if you will. Because when we do get in the ring you will know who I am. You will remember my name and when the match is all said and done. I will be that much closer to proving to the world that I can be the best. That I can be a champion. That I can be somebody these people can look up to. I can be a soulful creature".

And with that, Michael put down the Mic as his music hit and he exited the ring and headed over to the commentary table.

 It was a few hours before show time and Michael was backstage getting prepared for tonight’s match against MICKEY CARROLL. It was going to be hard, because he knew that if he couldn't pull off the victory that the entire SCW roster would be in uncertain chaos, because deep down everyone well maybe almost everyone he encountered in his lifetime would have to put up with the reign of terror that is Brother Grimm. Some liked him and not many did. All that mattered now was gaining these peoples respect and if he couldn’t then what would be the point of existing other than performing for these fans.
They would probably want him gone and if he lost his debut that he had worked so hard for and it had brought him here to the SCW to face people like Mark Ward, Sean Jackson, Mephestio or even Goth.
Tonight Hardy’s one and possibly only shot came with a big amount of stress. Tonight a lot was on the line, His return wasn't as well perceived by those backstage as it was by the fans. They honestly never expected him to make the return to Wrestling after UCW and now to SCW. You could say he wasn't really a favorite in the backstage area and most seemed to think that he had his own agenda being the Multi-Champion he had been in his 13 year career.
See he had always been the screw up. He had always thrived on showing off for the fans. The Creatures that had been there with him through thick and thin. But if tonight was going to be his first night of performing for the Creatures of The Night in the company, then he was going to give it everything he had. Maybe , he could get people like Grimm and several others in the back to respect him and take him seriously, perhaps killing a second bird with the same stone.
Hardy would be stationed back in his locker room now about an hour away from the beginning of the show, had his war paint and seemed ready to do battle. But looks can be deceiving they say and deep on the inside Michael was nervous for the future of himself, the company and his family.
A knock sounded through the room as Ms.Rocky Mountains wanted to get an interview with the star that held the company and all its employees on his back.
With Rocky and Her camera man walking into the room, Michael tried to put this game face on for the camera so nobody could really see how nervous he truly was. Michael waited for Rocky to ready herself for the interview. Hardy stood and waited for Rocky to begin asking whatever questions he has pre planned for the occasion.
"Michael, tonight you face a tough challenge in very extensive opponent in Mickey Carroll in your quest to face Brother Grimm. Remember tonight its Roulette Rules and anything can and will happen. How are you feeling?" Michael put his hands to his face before taking a moment to think of a positive answer.

"You know Rocky, your absolutely right. You are right because here in SCW anything can and will happen. Two weeks ago, I beat Jimmy Ringo and got powerbombed after the match. The next week I made a promise and stayed true to my word. Tonight it doesn’t change. But the fact remains I'm nervous Rocky, but not because I think I'm going lose. I'm nervous for what lies ahead. It’s been a long time since I have gotten in the ring and so as I am rusty. I am also disliked. By some around the world. Some in other companies and others here which for the record I am not going to say names. You know in all prospective that’s fine because they aren’t my concern. The fans are. My opponent whoever tonight it is, is my concern."
Michael knew that he had to keep the positive going and he planned to do just that. Then another question came.
“But Michael what if tonight... somehow, the tables turn and the focus you seem to have is lost because of the negative thoughts in your mind?”.
“What if...” Michael turned and violently took the microphone away from Josh.
"WHAT IF, What if, What if... There are no What ifs, Rocky, it’s win tonight and prove I deserve to be in this ring and that I belong in the names that will hold that SCW Roulette Championship come Blaze For Glory or sink down below in depths where I am told I belong”!
“Tonight whoever I face let me tell you I respect you but there is no doubt I plan to beat you and pin your shoulders for that three count. This is all about respect and I figure I beat you then I will make the non believers have a reason to believe, no more doubters or critics. Just the Creatures of the night. My opponent will feel the risks as he will see..this recklessness and this recklessness will destroy him and take him to the one place he has always been told to go and that’s at the bottom of ladder, Creatures Mount Up, we got us a match to win!!!!."
Michael Hardy tossed the microphone back at Josh and waited for the two men to leave. And with that, Michael Hardy would try to relax until his match was set to start.



The lights went black, completely black in the stadium ready for this match between himself and his revealed opponent, Mickey Carroll. The fans as quite as they heard the air move around them and they were patiently waiting for something new. The lighting began to change as the song begins to play over the PA System…
His theme song begins to play."Mayday, mayday this ship is slowly sinking. They think I'm crazy but they don't know the feeling. They're all around me circling like vultures. They wanna break me and wash away my colors... wash away my colors!" The lights go black in the nightclub ready for this three way dance. The lighting begins to change as the song begins to play showing a video so similar to his career…His theme song begins to play.
"Mayday, mayday this ship is slowly sinking.
They think I'm crazy but they don't know the feeling.
They're all around me circling like vultures.
They wanna break me and wash away my colors...
Wash away my colors!"
Just as the final line finishes, the song bursts in loudly with guitar and drums coming into one and as they do so, the smoke circles the stage as the lights hit. Michael comes rushing out from behind the black curtain for the fans to see him and they go ballistic as their favorite enigma is ready to do battle. After coming out from the back, Michael immediately stares down the ring from the top of the ramp, he makes eye contact with ring.
"Introducing from Cameron, North Carolina!!!! He is The Enigma... MICHAEL! HARDYYYYYY!"

His eyes would wander through the building, spotting the multiple multi-colored signs made in support of Hardy and the career he had, sure it wasn’t the best but it was still something. How he saw the Creatures and they were hoping he could pull out the victory here tonight. As Michael continued to make his way to the end of the entrance ramp, he would stop as the ramp formed into the floor around the ring and the Creatures and their chants lead him to the entrance floor. With his head dropped to his chest, he would slowly raise it so that he would be looking directly at the ring as he foresaw what would happen tonight. Mike was through all honesty ready to fight Hardy here tonight and he hoped so. Hardy being ready to fight for everyone and everything who believed in him. Michael would then slowly turn his attention to the steel steps still taking in fans cheers as he yelled at the top of his lungs “Creatures”!!!!.

Walking across half of the apron, Michael would step in between the top and middle rope to get inside the ring. Once in the ring, he would quickly turn to his right and walk down the ropes to the bottom right turnbuckle. Using his hands to pull himself up onto the middle turnbuckle, Michael would bring his body up to a full standing position and throw his arms out to his side and stare out into the crowd. This same sequence would occur for all the turnbuckles. Waiting for his music to die down and the Creatures began to chant, "HARDY! HARDY! HARDY!” It felt good to be here winning, lose or draw.

 Some people get lost in the fame and fortune and forget what really matters in this life. Thankfully, even though it's been a short time, Michael hasn't forgotten where he came from or the values in life. If anything the changes in his life has opened his eyes to bigger and brighter things. He's becoming one of the few who don't lose who they are once they become one of the millions of people who are known around the world. You would think Michael likes being away from home due to his choice of profession, but honestly, he's more of a homebody. Any chance he can get to escape to St.Louis, Missouri he takes it. There was just something about wrestling that he loved so much that could keep him away from home for those long periods of times.

Michael has been in love with professional wrestling for as long as he can recall. Him and his older brother, Matt, use to always do shows on a trampoline in their back yard as kids. Then one day, since Matt was a few years older than Michael, Matt took off with their dream and made it to the big time somewhere else as he was known as Havoc in TNA Realizations. To say the younger Hardy was proud of his big brother would be a understatement. Michael began his career in the indy circuit and for years he tried gaining a contract, but never succeeded.

While Michael was in the Indies, he began a spiral in his life that he was never sure he was gonna get out of. The spiral lead him to drugs and alcohol. In which many times Michael was kicked from a show or wrote off of it for being under the influence. Now though, as he begins his journey and career in Sin City Wrestling he is sober and never looking back as he pushes to the top of the latter in Sin City Wrestling. Michael now has little kids who look up to him as an idol, he couldn't dare ruin that by using again.

In fact, on this very day, Michael was doing something no other wrestler has done in their career. Michael was contacted just the other day by the Make-A-Wish foundation, come to find out, one of the kids apart of the program wish was to meet Michael Hardy. Knowing that very fact it warmed Hardy's heart to know that some kid in the world wanted to meet him of all people. They could have chose anybody they wanted, it could have been Brother Grimm or Guns for Hire or even Sean Jackson, but this kid just wanted to meet Michael. Of course Hardy couldn't say no, so he offered the kid and his family to come to the SCW Blaze to Glory III PPV as Michael's guests, but before that Hardy wanted to meet the child.

This could only mean Michael was slowly gaining fans the way he wanted to. He hoped that they realized all he wanted to do every time he stepped in the ring is please them and give them their moneys worth. There was of course gonna be people who despised Hardy no matter what he did, but that didn't bother him as long as he gained some what of a fan-base to help him. Cause without the fans and their cheers, there will be no Michael Hardy. A smiled curved on the lips of Michael as he walked up to the small child who couldn't be any older then nine or ten years old. Opening his hand, Michael extended his arm out to shake his small fan hand. The expression plastered a crossed the small boys face was heart warming to say the least. Hardy grasped onto his hand and shook his small hand. “Hey little man, what's your name”? Michael knelt down onto his left knee in front of the kid as he spoke and waited for a reply. Sitting the small bag he brought with him in between him and the young boy.
The child began stuttering a little, Hardy assumed it was from the excitement.

“I-I'm Lukas” the boy said shly. Michael smiled brighter as if it was possible. This was going to be a great experience for not only Lukas, but Michael as well. The enigma untied the gym bag as he spoke to Lukas.

“Well, Lukas, I really wasn't expecting this, this early on in my career or at all for that matter”...Michael pulled out his newly released wrestling t-shirt and handed it to the young boy. “But when I heard someone wanted to meet me out of everyone, I had to accept”.

The Charismatic Enigma watched as Lukas unfolded the t-shirt looking at it with a bright smile plastered a crossed his features. On the front of the t-shirt in the bottom corner written in silver sharpie was Michael's signature. Michael moved the gym bag more in front of Lukas so he could dig through it to see all the goodies Hardy stashed in it for him.

“That is all for you, man. I figured you would like something new to wear for when you come see the SCW Blaze to Glory III PPV live but also I want you to have these tickets for the SCW Climax Control show this Friday, and if you count right there should be at least one hundred tickets for you, your family and all of your friends”.

The words must have taken a second to sink into the small boy because he was speechless for a moment until he began jumping up and down before hugging Michael Hardy chuckled at the small child as he wrapped him in his embrace. After a minute or so, Lukas let Michael go as he started searching through the bag of goodies.

The Enigma stood to a vertical stance as he started talking to Lukas's mom.

“When we're done here, I have a paper to give you for your airplane tickets and such so you'll be all set”
.
The woman began crying tears of joy as she hugged Michael and thanked him repeatedly for everything he was doing for her son. Don't thank me, thank you and your son for making my day. The Enigma smiled as the woman released her hold on him. Hardy spent the next hour and a half playing with Lukas with all his new stuff.

After bidding his farewell until the PPV if he was involved somehow, Michael walked out into the hallway where he was met by a interviewer and camera man who was recording the whole thing for SCW.com.

This was a special occasion for the entire company and if Michael could open the eyes of a few other superstars, I'm sure they'd be happy to grant some wishes if they come their way. Michael was breaking out of the rookie mold from the moment he stepped into the company.

It started to show more effective when he started by beating Dante and making it known he wanted to get in the ring with the best.

Ever since he signed with SCW he said he was here to make history and make some changes and he was doing just that. It was all about pleasing the fans and keeping them happy so they tune in week in and week out. If he could make at least one child happy a day, he'd be okay with that. From what it seems though, he was making hundreds of kids happy day in and day out. Michael stood in front of the camera knowing that an interview was coming up to follow up with everything he just did for Make-A-Wish.

“Michael, after doing everything you just did, what does Make-A-Wish mean to you”?

Hardy listened to the guy talk to him before he began to answer him without hesitation.

“You know, before I was asked to grant a wish for a kid, I uh, I would have taken the shirt off my back and handed it to someone without asking a question about it, but yeah, Make-A-Wish is a great organization and I'm very honored that a child wanted me to meet them for their wish. I'm glad I could make his day a little brighter”.

The interviewer nodded his head and when he came to the realization Michael was done speaking he continued on with another question for the Charismatic Renegade. Michael Hardy,
“Now that you've done this, do you think if other stars are offered the same chance would they take it. Also what are your thoughts on your Roulette Rules Match against Jimmy “Real Money” Ringo this Friday”?

Listening to the words very carefully, Hardy simply nodded his head and started speaking.
“You know, for me, I didn't take a second thought about it”. “I well, I was quick to accept to grant the wish and I couldn't be more happy about how things went and to have Lukas and his family coming to the PPV that's coming up soon that by some luck I will get to be a part of”. “As for my match this Friday, I promise to Lukas and all of the Creatures that I will put on a show they will never forget”.

Pausing if simply for moment…he continued to talk and speak his virtuous mind.

“I know there are a few other stars on the roster that would do this very same thing at the drop of a hat. So I can only hope more wishes are requested and granted in Sin City Wrestling". After Hardy finished, the interviewer was quick to reply.

“Thank you for doing all you did today, Michael. I know it meant a lot to Lukas and Make-A-Wish. I hope to be seeing this more often in SCW”. Michael nodded and smiled as the camera began fading to black ending the interview.

*******

Just a mere seven days ago The Enigma made a kid’s wish come true as part of his career in professional wrestling. Tonight, The extreme superstar would have to use the momentum he gained from picking up a win over Mephestio Dante and take Jimmy “Real Money” Ringo. It was all or nothing as Hardy was gunning for one mans title and he would be damned if he didn’t put up a fight to achieve that goal of becoming SCW Roulette Champion.


What was unfortunate was Hardy had never faced Jimmy or been apart of a Roulette Rules Match. It simply meant two things. One Jimmy was probably going to beat a tough fight. Two that anything can and will happen. Hardy respected Jimmy and no matter if the man didn’t or not. Hardy was sure by the end of the night that his opponent would. In this hard fought battle between the two men tonight,  Hardy looked not only keep the momentum alive but keep a promise he had made to Lukas a little boy he had visited recently and gave tickets to the upcoming SCW Blaze to Glory PPV but also tonight’s Supercard show.

The Enigmatic Warrior was looking forward to this match with both gentleman and hopefully by the end of it win lose or draw..Hardy would not only get better but gain more momentum tonight in order to face Brother Grimm down the road.

This battle in establishing himself in the wrestling world was for his brother, the RWP hall in fame inductee, Matt Hardy and Michael's long time idol, Wrestling Legend the man they call Sting. Those two men are the inspiration Michael seeked as a child to become a professional wrestler.  Both of the men proved through out their legacy that winning titles aren't everything in the business, but having great matches created your legacy.

Later in the day of Michael’s next match, Hardy meet with the little guy Lukas and escorted his family and his friends through security. He got them backstage passes and front row seats. Of course he would have to pay for it. But with all the money he had saved working various promotions, Hardy could afford it.
Tonight was finally here.
The SCW was his home and Michael had to focus on tonight if he wanted to perhaps win this big match, this singles match was no walk in the park. As Jimmy Ringo was a veteran and Hardy even though he was a former world champion was rusty at best. Hardy thought he had won a few championships here and there was just barely scratching the surface of his true potential. Hardy had gone through youtube, twitter and facebook as well as Google studying his opponent for the night.
That way Michael wasn't walking into any matches blind with no knowledge of what his opponents could do in the ring. Tonight Hardy knew that his opponents would be a tough task, but Michael was up for the challenge and was willing to give it his all to beat his foe.


Taking a deep breath, The Enigma zipped the small zipper at the top of his spandex shirt and stood up to a vertical stance. It was becoming closer and closer to his match and Michael was becoming more and more anxious to get out to the ring and compete in front of the sold out crowd in Long Beach, California. Clapping his hands together, the camera zoomed in on Michael as he closed his eyes showing his painted on eyes. Down in the bottom left hand corner of televisions screens around the world and on the big HD tron in the arena appeared the word next letting everyone know that following the commercial break, that Michael would be in action. When the camera faded to black and cut to a commercial, Michael opened his eyes and walked out of the locker room and through the hallways towards the gorilla position. He was pumped for this match and hoped his opponent felt the same as wanting to deliver a good match for the fans.

Tonight was Michaels first singles match here in SCW and he hoped that the fans would enjoy it as much as he wanted too. Stopping at the gorilla position, Michael bounced lightly back and fourth between feet, with closed eyes. The excitement he could hear from the fans was fueling his veins with adrenaline. His heart was beginning to move a little faster with a new beat. The crowd began screaming and cheering as the echo of My Demons was being heard loudly over the sound system.

The lights go black in the nightclub ready for this three way dance. The lighting begins to change as the song begins to play showing a video so similar to his career…His theme song begins to play.

"Mayday, mayday this ship is slowly sinking.
They think I'm crazy but they don't know the feeling.
They're all around me circling like vultures.
They wanna break me and wash away my colors...
Wash away my colors!"

Now certainly Michael didn't have an over the top pop from the crowd, but you could tell the difference from last week to this week. He was slowly becoming one with the fans. With a medium pace in his step, Hardy pushed from behind the curtains of the gorilla position. His eyes closed as he walked a crossed the steel stage. A few fans screamed 'Hardy, Hardy' and one fan close to the front screamed 'I love you, Michael.' Keeping his eyes closed and pace the same he started down the steel ramp. Listening to the words of his own theme song he began singing a long with it. Introducing first, from St.Louis, Missouri, weighing two hundred and thirty five pounds, he's the Charismatic Enigma, Michael Hardy. Coming to the end of the entrance ramp and the camera zoomed in on the upper half of his body, Michael quickly opened his eyes and brought his right arm up and cupped his right hand into a fist as he 'fist pumped' and looked to the crowd just to the left of him as he screamed. HARDY! HARDY! Bringing his arm down, he moved to the left of the ring and began walking around it as he hugged tight to the barricade to touch a few fans hands and for them to touch him. With a camera man following in front of him, capturing this, Hardy waited till he got in front of the announcers to stop and look into the camera as he brought his hands up creating a circle with his hands. Walking back to the stairs just off to the right of the announcers table if looking from it, Michael ran up the stairs entering the ring via the opening between the second and top rope. Once he was in the ring he ran to the bottom left hand turnbuckle, looking from the announcers table. He jumped up onto the second turnbuckle pad, leaning his shins against the top rope as he bent his arms at the elbows as his hands created the Hardy Gunz. After posing for five seconds, Michael jumped off the turnbuckle with a slight turn of his body so he'd be facing the entrance ramp as he waited for his opponent to come to the ring.