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Joey Styles: Well Paul, we're about to find out who Scott Steiner is defending the Intercontinental Title against tonight.
Paul Heyman: I know already.
Joey Styles: WHAT? You do? Who's he defending it against?
Paul Heyman: The guy who comes out for this match.
Joey Styles: Real cute Paul. Well, here comes the FTR's Executive Director of Talent Relations...
Paul Heyman: You mean the CEO and Commissioner's errand boy.
Joey Styles: ...Nathan Warner. He's got a mic, and it looks as if he's ready to tell us whom the opponent is.
Nate: HI EVERBODY!
CROWD: HI NATE!
Nate: Well, I've been given the responsibility of coming out here and informing The FTR Intercontinental Champion, Big Poppa Pump, Scott Steiner...
Crowd: BOOOOOOOOOOO!
Nate: Now, now, let's be fair, he did win the title fairly. OK? Well, I've been told to come out here and let Scott Steiner know who he is to defend his title against this week. Well, unlike some other companies in this business, the FTR does stand for tradition, and so I will first introduce the challenger. So, tonight, the challenger for the FTR Intercontinental Championship is...RAVEN!
Joey Styles: RAVEN? RAVEN IS THE CHALLENGER?
Paul Heyman: Why not? He did beat the former champion, Chris Benoit, in the best of five series.
Joey Styles: That's a good point Paul, and here comes Raven, he's in the ring and just sitting there waiting.
Paul Heyman: He's waited this long for a shot at a strap, I'm sure Raven has the patience to wait a little longer.
Nate: Now, ladies and gentlemen, please welcome the FTR Intercontinental Champion, accompanied by GeniusIQ and Midajah, from Detroit, Michigan, BIG POPPA PUMP, SCOTT STEINER.
("Kryptonite" by Three Doors Down starts to play over the PA system but the sound of a record scratching fills in and "Silvergun Superman" by Stone Temple Pilots plays. Midajah and GeniusIQ come out and look over the crowd before Scott Steiner comes out carrying his lead pipe, the title belt around his waist, and the chain mail headgear on. All three walk down to the ring as the music plays, ignoring the crowd. Steiner grabs the mic from Nate, and signals for them to cut his music.)
Scott Steiner: So the big wigs think they can make me fight who they want me to fight, huh? Let me tell you something, I AM the FTR Intecontiminimental Champion, and there ain't a damn thing anyone can do about that...except me.
Joey Styles: What does he mean?
Paul Heyman: Shut up and listen and you might find out!
Scott Steiner: I've ruled over the IC Title division for quite some time now, and cemented myself as the ruler of that division when I beat Chris Benoit SEVEN falls to ONE in the Ultimate Submission match at When Worlds Collide. But now, this belt, this division, I don't care about them anymore.
Joey Styles: WHAT?
Scott Steiner: I've proven myself here, and just like that piece of garbage sitting in the corner over there, this belt just ain't fucking worth it anymore. I've got my sites set on something bigger. Kurt Angle, you and I ain't met in the ring yet, but if you hold on to that World title, you better be damn sure we will. And as far as Goldberg goes, well, damn, I beat him for my first IC Title reign. So you see, however it goes down, I'm coming for the World Title. Might not be right away, might not be until a couple months from now, but that belt will be mine, and anyone who gets in my way, well, they are just going to be removed.
Joey Styles: Steiner's declaring that he's going after the World Title, but what does that have to do with the match that's scheduled for right now?
Scott Steiner: So, Nate the Great, you think you're going to come out here and make me wrestle for a belt I don't give a shit about? Nice try. Raven, you want the belt? Here.
Joey Styles: What the...? Steiner's handing the belt to Raven? Steiner just dropped the IC Title belt on the mat, Raven is bending over to pick it up...OH MY GOD!!!! STEINER JUST NAILED RAVEN IN THE BACK OF THE HEAD WITH THE LEAD PIPE!!! Steiner hooks Raven...DRAGON SUPLEX RIGHT ON RAVEN'S HEAD!!! Steiner now turns Raven onto his stomach...STEINER RECLINER!!! OH MY GOD!!! WHAT KIND OF MAN IS HE?!?!?!?
Paul Heyman: Steiner is a man who got frustrated leading a division that he was better than all of them. He got tired of being the head of a fish, and is now looking to become the head of a lion!
(As Raven screams out in pain, Midajah grabs the microphone and holds it for Steiner, while IQ picks up the IC Title belt. IQ signals for another microphone.)
IQ: You know, many months ago, almost a year ago, I had these new belts made for the FTR. I just noticed something about this belt though Scott.
Scott Steiner: What's that?
Raven: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!
IQ: It needs some more red in it.
(With that, IQ cracks Raven in the face with the belt, busting him wide open, and knocking him out cold. IQ places the belt under Raven's face as Steiner holds the Recliner on, and Raven's blood drips down onto the belt. The EMTs rush to the ring, but IQ pulls out a tazer and holds them at bay for a few minutes before Steiner finally let's go of Raven, who falls face first into a puddle of his own blood on the IC Title belt.)
Joey Styles: Oh my god. The EMTs are checking on Raven, but, oh my god, did you see the look of determination in Steiner's eyes?
Paul Heyman: Well, on a side note, I think Raven is the new FTR Intercontinental Champion...that is, if he ever wakes up.
(The camera switches back to showing GeniusIQ behind his desk.)
GeniusIQ: So you see, Hot Rod, Steiner never lost that title. In fact, if it weren't for the fact that Steiner was ready to go for the World Title and I was tired of hearing him butcher the pronounciation of the word "Intercontinental", he would STILL be ruling the IC Title Division. The fact of the matter is though, that right now, Booker T is ruling that division, and doing quite well with it too. But let's look at the facts surrounding the match at Rampage, shall we?
(IQ stands up and walks over to one of the large wall monitors in his office. It's shows a number of lines of text, as IQ pulls out a laser pointer and begins to elaborate on what they mean.)
GeniusIQ: Let's see what we have here? Scott Steiner, Two Time Intercontinental Champion, his last reign ended when he relinquished the title as being beneath him, something that EVERYONE in this business agreed with. Current Iron Man Champion. He lives and trains with The Dudley Boyz, the undisputed KINGS of Table Matches. Then there's you. Rowdy Roddy Piper. An old man with a bad hip who never held a title worth a shit in this business. You think you're going to be dancing on Steiner's grave? HAH! You may beat The Undertaker and bury him, but Steiner's been burying careers for a long time. Look at The Rock, he's never been the same since that first time he faced Steiner.
(IQ sits back down behind his desk.)
GeniusIQ: Now, you called Scott a hippocrite because he attacked Todd Petengill and all those others on his debut. How is that being a hippocrite? HE never said anything about you attacking that executive...I did. Now, you'll probably say that I'm a hippocrite, because I'm the one who told Scotty to beat up Petengill. Well, that would be true, if not for one simple fact. I didn't own the FTR back then, so it wasn't me watching out for my employees. Hell, if I didn't own the FTR and have to worry about that executive suing me for an unsafe workplace, I wouldn't give a shit about this either. But there's something you need to learn Piper...as my good buddy Cole used to say..."Don't Cross The Boss".
(Fade to black.)
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