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the lights dim down and multi colored lights begin to flash as The Game by Disturbed hits. as the crowd looks at the stage, a platform rises up with Ken Armand standing on it, looking downward, the DHW Inter-Blaze title belt around his waist. As it reaches the stage, he looks up, towards the ring, standing amongst a thin layer of smoke rising from under the stage. the crowd begins to boo heavily as he stands for several seconds while Alicia, his wife, joins him

"Making his way to the ring, accompanied by Alicia Armand, from Kansas City, Missouri, weighing in at 225 pounds, he is the DHW Inter-Blaze champion, Ken Armand!"

Finally Ken begins to make his way to the ring, almost a frown on his face. He stops at the end of the ramp and looks around the arena, out into the booing fans.

Eventually, he turns and walks to the right, walking around the ring. He hops up onto the apron, then turns to face the crowd, his back to the ropes. He raises his fists and leans back against the ropes while multi-colored pyros shoot up from the turnbuckles. The crowd continues to boo him as he steps into the ring through the ropes. The lights come back up and the flashing lights stop while the music dies down. He removes his cape and hands the title belt to the referee while Alicia waits on the outside

Ken scowls. This is his first match of the night. Leave it to Drako to make sure he won't be at one hundred percent going into a tables ladders and chairs match en route to becoming a double champion. The bell rings and Ken advances to the center of the ring. If he wants to be in fighting shape for later tonight, he has to make this quick but wrestle smart, especially against a new opponent.

oh no, that isn't creep at all. Ken can't afford to take his eyes off this one. He'd never met the man, knew virtually nothing about him, and was expected to walk out of this match and into the tag title match later in the evening. Has Ken mentioned how much he hates the boss? Oh well, the bell's rung and it's time to retain this title. Ken advances cautiously, feeling the need to scout his opponent a bit before going all out

Ken has learned his lesson about brawling with those who specialize in it. He backs away, narrowly, very narrowly, avoiding being hit. He circles around again, realizing he might be in for a much more difficult fight than he counted on

Ken needs to avoid those jabs. That much is clearly obvious. Why he keeps getting put against much larger brawlers is beyond him, but if he can weather the storm, the title will remain home.

Easier said than done. He's allowed himself to be backed in a corner. and crap of all craps, just as he looked to duck that last jab, Aleksandr's feint gets the best of him, clocking him with an uppercut and rocking him against the turnbuckle. Which actually makes Aleksandr something of a hero to the fans, who have despised Ken since his DHW debut

Aleksandr may not be paying attention to them, but as he tosses Ken back across the ring like a rag doll with his suplex, the fans are most definitely cheering him. They're in Ken's hometown, but he's never done anything to endear himself to them, and they're pretty much all hoping Aleksandr can shut him up in this first match of the night and perhaps soften him up to prevent him from winning the tag titles later in the night

Ken may be down, but he's no slouch. He's been in the business several years and if there's one thing he's good at, it's clawing his way out of any situation. So as Aleksandr attempts to lock him in across armbar, Ken squirms repeatedly, attempting to lessen the effect of the hold early. He can't avoid it entirely, but, the point is to get his feet on the bottom rope to force a break