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The Setup

Sometime in the near future wrestling as a business and as a source of entertainment was on a downswing, much in the way it is now. "Real" fight-sports like UFC were dominating the 16 to 35 crowd and taking much of the thunder away from traditional wrestling outlets. The biggest loss for the "smark" crowd would come in 2008 when underdog company Ring Of Honor would get, and subsequently lose its TV deal due to low ratings, high start-up costs, and producer Gabe Sapolsky's lack of television knowledge. Though the company still exists in a regional form, there probably isn't much chance of another TV run.

To counter this downswing, WWE and TNA officials began meeting in secret. Despite being competitors on major networks, Vince McMahon and TNA's Jerry Jarrett along with high ranking officials at Panda Energy (the holding company that partially funds TNA's weekly programming) were able to come to an agreement; gathering together funds of more than $800,000,000 between them, McMahon and Jarrett bought out the contracts of every pertinent TNA and WWE wrestler.

In short; The WWE is staging a TNA invasion to bolster TV ratings. TNA holds the ability to pull out at any point, because the structure of the deal leans on McMahon doing at least some justice to TNA's reputation. Previous "invasions" had no chance of succeeding because the invaders held no sway, monetary or political.

A Few More Notes

- No one was fired, hired, or re-hired during the initial conversion process.

- All champions remain champions.

- RAW, ECW, iMPACT, and Smackdown all remain on their normal nights.

- The brand-splits remain in effect for the foreseeable future.

The Revolution Begins....

Monday Night RAW

- The show opens with Vince McMahon belting out an old-fashioned "welcome to Monday Night RAW!" as he stands in the ring. The camera pulls back to reveal that he's indeed standing in a six-sided ring. Jim Cornette, Vince Russo, and Jerry and Jeff Jarrett are standing to the left and right of him. WWE superstars, divas, officials, and refs are on standing outside the ring. TNA wrestlers are doing the same. Jim Ross and Jerry "The King" Lawler are at the booth, they're joined by Mike Tenay and Don West.

McMahon: "Well now... it was bound to happen. We beat WCW, we beat ECW and now we've brought in Total Nonstop Action. We're gonna beat...

Jim Cornette: "Vinnie, the only damn thing you're gonna beat is your limp dick watching Showtime pornos in your hotel room."

Vince Russo: "Corny, you can't say that on TV. Now I'm not one to push boundaries or take cheap shots; right JR?"

*The crowd pops*

Vince Russo: "But I honestly think we've got a better product and a better roster than ever. And I'm not just sayin' that; this ain't WCW; we don't have to push Sid anymore." *The crowd pops* "But we're still stuck with Nash...."

Vince McMahon: "Can we please just get back to business?"

Jeff Jarrett gets in McMahon's face yelling; "You're god-damned right we can; my boys are gonna kick your boys' asses."

Jarret twirls his guitar and raises it over his head; it reads TNA - 1 WWE - 0 as he bashes it over McMahon's head and bails out. Both locker rooms face each other down, but nothing happens. McMahon stands up and stumbles, head bleeding, over to his boys and tells them "not to worry" and that "he's got it under control".

Match 1 - Robert Roode (w/James Storm and Jackie Moore) vs. Jamie Noble

- No, the first ever TNA versus WWE match doesn't exactly shine with starpower, but the crowd is "smart" - so they're hot as hell for it. Noble and Roode go through an amazing d

Pretty good, you've set up some solid potential angles/matchups. A little predictable but that's pretty realistic when it comes to wrestling on TV, obviously. I'm glad you didn't go too crazy and try and get EVERYONE on this show. It's best to work them all in gradually. I'll keep readin'.

Yay! I'm having some computer trouble at the moment, but I should be able to get back to this by next week. Glad someone's reading it, anyway.

Hey, here's a fun idea, while my computer's still at the shop, why doesn't some brave soul pick up my slack? Book an episode of ECW, only without usind Rhino or the Dudleys. I don't care what style you use, do what's comfortable. If I like something you do maybe I'll steal it. And if not, no harm done.