GS121 Leaderboard Update

[The scene fades in to show John Squires standing infront of the Leaderboard. He's got an empty ordered list on it, with 10 spots, but the names are hidden.]

John Squires – John Squires here with your Leaderboard Update. We keep rolling through this session, as we head towards Party in the Plaza 2010. We are just one week away, so basically, this is it. These are your listing of the Top 10 Fighters in WMW going into GS122, and there are a lot of close battles.

[He takes a look at the Leaderboard, and then back at the monitor with a smile.]

John Squires – This is the Leaderboard Top 10.

[The camera focuses in to show the 10th spot. Squires starts to pull the first strip of paper out to reveal the first name. He turns back to the camera.]

John Squires – There seemed to be a trend this month, where Sault St. Marie continued to keep most of the Champions off the card. No one knows what his plans are or what the hope is, but it should be noted that even his hand-picked Great Lakes Champion Druscilla fell off the list. Coming in at the 10-spot is the Ace Superior Champion, Father Nathan. Nathan has competed once since Blood Factory, so he’s holding on for dear life. He dropped 3 spots this week.

[He turns back to the board and reveals another name.]

John Squires – Coming in at number 9, it’s one half of the Midwest Tag League Champions, and a man who is doing everything he can to remain in the GLC hunt, Kronin. He took on Adam Pyre at GS121, and to everyone’s surprise, even my own, Pyre took home the victory and was voted the Fighter of the Week. Kronin, much like many of the other normal main eventers struggle to keep afloat in the Leaderboard. He also dropped 3 spots since last week.

[He turns back to the board and reveals another name.]

John Squires – Coming in at number 8, it’s the newcomer, and a man who is definitely making waves in the early goings of his WMW career. Shawn Cortez. It’s hard to give him too much credit thus far, but just consider for a second, he’s been here two weeks, and has surpassed the GLC and the ASC. Again, it’s all because of Sault St. Marie’s booking, but still. Something to think about it.

[He turns back to the board and reveals another name.]

John Squires – At number 7, and actually quite surprising, is Hecate. She picked up a big win against Lester Cartwright. The downside to that, though, is she put him on the shelf for a few weeks because of a concussion. It’s likely she’ll be hearing about that, but hey, that’s the sport. Sometimes, that happens. You can’t prevent it. But, it seems like she’s a part of that group here that St. Marie can find a fault in.

[He turns back to the board and reveals another name.]

John Squires – At number 6, it’s Eric Dillinger. He keeps climbing each month, making it known that he’s here and he’s become a relatively successful talent. A lot of people have noticed, including Umbrage. Which, it looks like they’ll be seeing a lot of eachother heading into Party in the Plaza.

[He turns back to the board and reveals another name.]

John Squires – At number 5, it’s the Insane One, AWS Man (also known as Bill). This was his spot last week, so not much movement. Actually, going up from here, there was only one change since last week. He’s got a match this week, a tag team match in the Main Event at GS122. So, he’s got an opportunity to climb a few more spots depending on that outcome.

[He turns back to the board and reveals another name.]

John Squires – Coming in at number 4, and again, same as last week, Amariie Maerthos. Amariie has been silent since winning the PitP Heartlands Championship title shot against Gras-Dawg. I don’t know if she went back into hiding, maybe nursing an injury? It’s unknown where she has been, why she hasn’t been seen in WMW since, and what this means for Party in the Plaza. But if something is to happen, hopefully, it happens this week.

[He looks back at the board, then back to the camera. A drumroll sounder begins.]

John Squires – And now, for your top 3.

[He turns back to the board and reveals another name.]

John Squires – In 3rd place it’s Black Friar. Last week, Friar heard the challenge from Arick Wills, but rumor has it, Thomas Kilik is still knocking at that door as well. Friar did not compete last week, and this week, he’s once again left off the card. Will be interesting to see if he does take Arick Wills on his challenge or not.

[He turns back to the board and reveals another name.]

John Squires – And for the top 2, we’re trading places. Last week it was Jade then Gras-Dawg, this week? Gras-Dawg drops to 2nd. Gras-Dawg took the week off, and we’re being told that it’s a mixture of a few things. First, he’s resting for his big title defense at PitP. Then, if you’ve been following the internet rumors, he did not sign a new contract, which could mean Gras-Dawg is holding out for a better deal? It’s really unclear, and it’s disappointing to see contracts get in the way of competition. But, Gras-Dawg is at the top of his division. His PitP opponent has been chosen. It’s probably in his best interest to sit at home.

[He turns back to the board and reveals the final name.]

John Squires – But, that leads us to the new number one of the Leaderboard. It’s Jade and she continues to cruise through the month of June. At GS121, she defeated up and comer Marty Poppins. All though, I think we knew the outcome of that match before it even happened. That does not discredit the victory as Jade looked very good as we lead up to PitP. This week, we find out who she will be defending the Shoot Championship against: John Holmes, Justin Lucky or Shawn Cortez. Cortez is currently the favorite as he’s the only one in the Top 10 going into GS122.

[He takes a look at the board and nods. He turns back to the camera with a smile.]

John Squires – This has been your Leaderboard Update. I’m John Squires. We’ll see you next week.

[The scene fades.]