*Back from the commercial break, the ring has been converted into Louie's Lounge. Tonight, Grace is busy behind the bar while Louie and the Legbreakers sit on stools, taking shots. Louie pics up the mic, stands, and begins to speak.
LB: "Well, I suppose you're all expecting me to stand around out here and cry about the events of Rehash."
*Crowd chants "YOU SUCK!"
LB: "Well, I'm not going to. You see, unlike you humanoids out there, Louie Bastardo doesn't sit around and cry when he suffers a setback. Louie Bastardo goes out and finds a way to succeed. The Family finds a way to succeed."
LB: "Now, I'll let the rest of the Family members speak for themselves when they're ready, but right now I have other pressing matters at hand. My guest tonight has been a recent. . .competitor. . .shall we say of the Family's. In the past, we've had a few things to say about each other. Unkind words as it were. But as it comes to be, we actually have quite a bit in common! Let me welcome into Louie's Lounge. . ."Slick" Willie Williams!"
*"La Grange" plays as "Slick Willie" heads down to ringside, accompanied by several girls. He climbs into the ring, and is welcomed by Louie and the Legbreakers, who escort the fine young women to the bar.
LB: "Welcome to the Lounge, Slick."
SWW: It's a pleashah to join yah heayah tonight, Louie, for this momentous occasion.
LB: You see, Slick Willie and I have formed a business agreement. A partnership, if you will. A partnership we are refering to at this stage as "The Family Business."
SWW: That's right! We're poolin' our resources togethah to take on the radical group callin' itself SD6!
LB: But right now, I'd like to take this moment to bring someone else out to the Lounge, someone without whom this partnership might never have come to pass!. . .Madman Marcum!
Mike Monroe: "WHAA??"
*Primus' Antipop begins to play as the Madman removes his headphones and leaves the announce table to get into the ring. He smiles broadly, as Louie and Slick Willie shake hands with him.
MM: That's right! I knew that both Slick Willie and Louie not only had a lot in common, but also shared similar goals. Especially after what SD6 did, kidnapping Louie and framing Slick's boys for it. I knew that if they only got in the same room together, they could work out their differences and come together against this common enemy. And when James Fantastic pulled me into the ring at Rehash, that was the last straw! I'm not a wrestler or a manager, I'm a broadcast journalist and you don't put your hands on me, James! We're going to make life for you and your little friends extremely difficult from now on!
SWW: And that all starts with a little somethin' our lawyers have been putting together. It's called a class action lawsuit. You wanna mess with us outside the ring? You wanna play games? Well all right then, we'll play games. But we'll play them our way, with business suits as our attire, and pens as our weapons!
LB: "That's right, Slick. We know that SD6 is afraid to face us in the ring, so we're going to force you to face us the only way you'll respect. . .in a court of law!"
*The three men are paused, as "Gonna Fly Now" hits, and Meeko walks out onto the rampway. She is soon followed by Nuriko, Two-Ton Tommy, and James Fantastic. They head down to ringside and enter the Lounge. Louie, Slick Willie, and the Madman all have smug looks on their faces. We briefly see that Grace is giving SD6 an icy stare from behind the bar.
Meeko: Louie, you should really stop talking about lawsuits and courtrooms. I mentioned last week that as a manager, much like yourself, I have to know certain laws. I also have to know about business ethics, and Louie, you don't want me to go there right now. But, since you obviously didn't believe me last week, I thought it best to present to you exactly what I can prove.
*Meeko hands Louie an envelope. Louie opens the envelope, looks at it's contents, and turns pale white. Slick Willie and the Madman exchange quizzical glances.
Meeko: "You want us in the ring, you don't need to force us! We live by our own set of rules. Anytime, anywhere, (the crowd chants with Meeko) Sudden Death Rules! You want the match, SD-6 against the Family Business? You can have it! But we get to name our own partners!"
*As the SD6ers leave, we focus in on Grace, cooly watching from behind the bar.
