Chiba Hardcore Extreme-a-ganza

There is a loud boom, and Harvey Marx appears in the crowd at ringside. He's dressed in a navy blue suit with white pinstripes and his newly won strong style title on his shoulder. He bows to the crowd with a flourish before climbing over the rail and sliding into the ring with the belt. Harvey taps Chase in the shoulder and then hits him square in the face with the title. He throws the belt to Frank, who has been standing at ringside and Frank disappears with the belt. Harvey covers Chase. Chase kicks out on instinct after a long two. Harvey and chase brawl on the ground amid a pile of weapons. Cassidy is getting to his feet...

Harvey rolls into a corner away from the action. Cassidy and Chase are swinging at each others heads wildly. Harvey gets to his feet and smiles. He turns to the audience.

H: He likes fire, ladies and gentlemen? Well, who doesn't?

*Harvey removes his jacket and tosses it over the ring post. There is a dress shirt underneath. Harvey playfully turns in a complete circle as if to show he isn't hiding anything. He then looks into the sleeves of the shirt in a classic nothing-up-my-sleeve play He walks up behind Kayby. Cassidy whirls around swinging a golf club at Harvey's head, but he ducks the shot and kicks Cassidy in the gut. While Kayby is doubled over Harvey produces a flower bouquet from seemingly from nowhere. When Kayby recovers, the flowers become a fireball in his face. Cassidy's arm takes the brunt and he falls in pain. He turns to Chase, and chase eats a DDT. Harvey plays to the crowd a moment and clears a few weapons out of the middle of the ring. The crowd pops. Harvey goes back to the ring post his jacket has been draped over. He weighs the jacket in his hands curiously as if something has changed. He takes the jacket to the middle of the ring and shakes it. Dozens of tacks fall out and litter the area around him. Kayby has recovered while waiting for the little show to end. He kicks Harvey, attempting a powerbomb onto the conveniently placed tacks. Harvey reverses into a back body drop and attempts to pin Cassidy. Cassidy kicks out...

Harvey: Not a magic show? Of course it is! Because I'm here! Funny thing, the only guy in this ring without a title wants to tell us what's going on here. I hope you keep getting up. These people aren't finished watching us try to kill eachother. Now, shut up and hit me.

*Harvey stands still. Chase grabs a chair and hits Harvey in the head. He falls and chase is on him with a flurry of punches. The crowd loves it. Harvey punches chase and pulls him closer. He whispers.

H: Do you hear that? That's money. That's why I do it. ....No, really I need money. A lot of it. And right now you're in my way. That Hardcore belt is probably worth something.

*Kayby hits chase with a crutch and pulls Harvey to his feet. Harvey catches the crutch when Cassidy tries to land a blow. They struggle with the weapon**

H: You know, Frank might need an assistant someday, but the company is short on cash. He could always hire Arden after I beat your ass...Working for you isn't doing a lot for her brand.

*Harvey smashes the crutch into Kayby's face across the bridge of his nose. Harvey puts a boot on the chest of the fallen Kayby amd works the crowd during cocky pin attempt. Kayby kicks before the referee counts 2...*

Harvey knows he has only a moment to break the hold and can't see any weapons around. He uses his size to send himself and chase tumbling into the water in desperation. The two men hit the water in a tangled heap and go under. Years of performing water tank escapes have helped the big man learn to hold his breath for a long time, but he's still a little groggy from the sleeper. Harvey considers Chase may have been special forces and decides there's no advantage down here. The two men surface and are slugging it out in the pool like an episode of Dallas. All traces of the showman are gone. Marx is enraged.

H: You sons of bitches....YOU RUINED MY SUIT!

Cassidy comes up near them and the three are close Harvey grabs both opponents by the hair and smashes their heads together. He scrambles out of the pool. His clothes soaked and bloodstained. He looks around and sees a lifeguard's chair and we can see now we are in the pool area of a gym in the arena. Harvey brandishes the chair, his eyes are wild.

H: You had to go and make this a fight. Is this what you want! You think the big guy who liked magic never got an ass whipping or had to throw down!? What the hell are you waiting for?!

Harvey stands with the chair at the ready....*

Harvey grins and motions over his shoulder to the exercise equipment nearby. There are machines, a rack of free weights and other instruments of violence there.

H: Shall we?
*Chase smiles and nods, and the two brawl their way over to a weight bench. Chase tries to land a punch but instead his hand smashes into a huge weight Harvey has pulled off the rack. Harvey throws it away. He picks up chase and delivers a spinebuster. Chase is lying next to the bench and Harvey stands on it. He leaps backward off the bench and crashes down on chase with the Showstopper. Chase kicks out just in time, and Harvey is frustrated before a smile of respect shows on his face and he gets Chase to his feet.

Harvey: I don't know where you are right now, Chase. I don't want to hurt you if you're not with us, but I won't have a choice if you come at me again. You may really want this belt, but I need it. It'll give me time to figure something out.

*Chase is sitting on the floor against a wall. His eyes are darting around the room tracking something in another time and place.*
Chase: Shut your mouth or you'll give away our position!

*Harvey shakes his head, he looks resigned to what he might have to do. Off camera we hear Kayby cursing and moving away from the pool area.*

H: Looks like I have another option. Hey, champ, come get some! Harvey finds a mop and tosses it to Cassidy, smiling.

H: Maybe now you'll at least have a chance...

*kayby lands a shot with the mop on Harvey's shoulder and Harvey falls to one knee. Cassidy approaches, raising the mop for the home run swing. It is clear he's looking to end the match. Harvey answers with a low blow without even looking up at Kayby. Cassidy collapses in pain, and so does Harvey. Chase is coiled in the corner ready to attack an unseen enemy. Harvey starts laughing on the ground.*

H: Hey, we've got the band back together. Let's give the people what they want...