Cowboy Tim Stone vs Skull (No Count Out)

[Tim_Stone]

Some have called it the "Canadian Brawl" that happened on the March Sixth (6th) episode of Wednesday night WAR in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.  The match between both "Cowboy" Tim Stone and Skull ended in a Double Count Out.  This week's episode of WAR will see the same men face off but this time there will be a stipulation...NO COUNT OUT'S.  This worked out for Tim as he just knew that he was close to victory if it wasn't for the referee's count.  With the "no count out" stipulation, Tim now has the chance to not just brawl as he was bred to do but he doesn't have to worry about losing the match that way again.  As the March Thirteenth (13th) episode of Wednesday night WAR was getting closer, the scene was set to take place at the Pengrowth Saddledome in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.  Now Calgary, Alberta, Canada has molded some greats of professional wrestling and this was Tim's chance to not just prove that he is a better wrestler than his opponent (Skull) but to prove it in a place where legends have been made.  Yes, careers have been etched in the same town and this was to be the place in Tim's mind that he would etch his career as well. 

Now it wasn't far that he had to travel from hotels as Calgary wasn't far Edmonton, just a Two (2) hour and Fifty-Five (55) minute drive.  As Tim drove past various billboards on the side of the road, he could tell that Canada loved the sport of professional wrestling.  Names and images of wrestling legends were posted so all could read and see.  He decided that he had some time to kill before the nights live wrestling event, so he stopped in at a local eatery just down the road from the arena where he would be competing later that night.  As Tim walked inside and was seated at a table, he began to order his food and drink while looking off to the side at a television that was airing the local news.  The newscast, minutes into the broadcast, aired about the nights live wrestling event and even offered tickets to the event.

As Tim had finished his meal and made his way back to his truck and sat inside for a few minutes.  He then made his way out of the parking lot and towards the arena which was just down the road.  As he got closer to the arena, he could see the parking lot was already semi-full of people who would be attending the nights show.  Riding around the arena to where the rest of the cars belonging to the SEF staff and wrestlers were parked, he was directed by an arena employee to park in a designated parking space.  As he got out of his truck and pulled out his suitcase from the passenger seat, he placed it on the ground and looked around.  In the distance he could hear fans of SEF behind a police barrier and a fenced gate.  A member of SEF security watched Tim as he arrived and so walked to his truck and walked to help him.  The Two (2) then walked across the small road and through the SEF production trucks and towards the double doors that lead into the arena.

{Location: Inside the arena}

As Tim entered the building he was welcomed by a table with some women sitting with sign-in sheets.  As he signed in, he then started walking down the hallway.  He was approached by a SEF interviewer who started asking if Tim could be interviewed.

[TS] "Let me get settled in and then sure".

The man let Tim go and he started walking down the hallway towards his room.  Seconds later he turned down a hallway and saw his room with his name on the door.  As he opened the door, he set down his suitcase near the couch and sat down on the couch and relaxed.  Minutes later, there was a knock at his door.  Tim stood up and answered the door and opened it to see a SEF production worker with a sheet of the nights line-up.  Closing the door behind him and walking back to the couch, he sat down and looked over the paper and then up at the television and saw the crowd beginning to fill up the arena seats.

After some time passed, a knock came to his door again and again he got up to answer it.  The person on the other side of the door was the interviewer that approached him earlier when he arrived.  This time the interviewer had a camera man with him and so Tim invited them both in.  As the camera man set up his camera, the interviewer sat in a chair across from Tim and would begin asking questions about his match later in the night.  The camera man began to record as they began the interview.

{Interview With Tim Stone}

<Samantha Winters> "Thank you, Tim, for allowing us this interview".

[TS] "No problem".

<Samantha Winters> "Tonight you're in a match against a man who you had a match with previously in Skull".  "The outcome of that match was a count out but tonight is different in which there will be a no count out stipulation".  "Would you share your thoughts on tonight's match"?

[TS] "Sure, tonight will be a LOT different than the last time me and Skull met".  "Tonight there won't be anything holding me back from kicking his teeth down his throat and whipping his ass all over this arena".  "Skull, tonight, there's One (1) thing that will happen tonight and that's the fact that there will be only One (1) of us walking out of this arena and the other will be on a stretcher".  "You should go ahead and call to reserve yourself a bed at the hospital down the road".  "Nothing's going to stop me tonight from beating you and moving on to bigger and better things here in SEF".  "You need to go ahead and get what you're going to take with you to the hospital and we'll send whatever else after I kick your ass".  "I guess they named you right, Skull, cause tonight I'm going to crush your skull and make you wish you never pissed me off".  "Got it"?  "Good"!  "Now if you don't mind, Samantha, I'm going to ask you to leave so I can get some sleep until my match because this is going to be over quick and maybe me and you can go out after for some drinks".  "Ha ha".

The camera man cuts off the camera and then begins to pack up.  Samantha and Tim shake hands as he walks them out the room and closes the door behind them.  He walks over and sits down on the couch and begins to watch the television as he sees it's time by the clock on the wall for the nights WAR show to begin.

SEF presents: Wednesday night WAR
Live: Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Venue: Pengrowth Saddledome

The show begins with the usual opening video sequence for the television audience.  Inside the arena as the commentary team are at ringside and the ring announcer is inside the ring, the live crowd watches as the opening video plays on the giant entrance screen.  As the video ends, fireworks follow as the crowd erupts with cheers.  The television audience watches as the camera begins showing footage of the sold out crowd as the WAR theme music, "Another Way To Die" by Disturbed, plays throughout the arena.  As the music begins to die down, the television audience listens and watches as the commentary team (Nick Miller & Black Bob) welcome the viewers. 

Meanwhile backstage, Tim is watching anxiously waiting for his match.  He begins to change into his wrestling gear that he has prepared for the night.  Minutes after changing, he leaves his locker room and makes his way down the hall and takes a seat on a folding chair in front of a large television screen set aside for others backstage to watch the action happening inside the arena.  A SEF production worker begins calling out names for the opening match.

{Later in the evening}

While Tim had gotten himself something to eat and drink, it was now time for his match as the match before him was ending.  As Tim made his way to the open curtain that leads into the arena, he takes a step through the curtain and finds himself inside a dark room, aside from the glow of small televisions, designated for the sound man.  Seconds standing there, a man walks past him in a referee shirt who he took to be Steve Whitmore that will be officiating his upcoming match.  Tim waited a few seconds and listened as Samantha Winters introduced him.

<Samantha Winters> "The following contest is the NO COUNT OUT match".  (The crowd whistles and cheers).  "Introducing First (1st) from San Antonio, Texas, he is "Cowboy" Tim Stone"!!!

As Samantha finishes saying Tim's name, the music of Tim begins to play.  As "Longnecks & Rednecks" by Serg Salinas plays, Tim walks out from the entrance curtain wearing a pair of Red trunks and the word "Cowboy" on the front.  A custom spiked Black and Red cowboy hat begins his wardrobe as he wears a pair of Black sunglasses.  With no shirt, his wrists and hands are are taped in Black sports tape.  Also having a pair of matching Red and Black Medium wrestling boots along with Black knee pads finishes off his wrestling attire.  Tim makes his way down the ramp and towards the ring.  As he reaches the ringside area, he stops and climbs up the steel ring steps and stands on the apron while holding onto the ropes.  He bends down and steps through the ropes and stands inside the ring.  He's met by the referee who begins to check him for illegal weapons and then he begins to remove his coat and hat.  As he hands them to an attendant at ringside, he turns around and is ready to begin the match and waits for the referee to signal the bell.

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