*Backstage, we see Doc Paragon, along with senior RDCW official Lothar and and road agents Franta and LLance, watching footage of last week's Balls Nasty/King Snarf match. AKA "The Hawaiian Shirt Challenge."

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*Snarf reaches into the box and pulls out a red, blue, and purple shirt and puts it on. He then begins to pose in the middle of the ring. He picks up the mike again.*

KS: Now that's how it's done. Your turn.



DP: Watch this.


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*Balls Nasty fishes a shirt out of the box and looks at it. He then looks at Snarf for just an instant before smashing his fist into Snarf's face. Nasty throws a few more punches before wrapping the shirt around Snarf's neck and choking him.*


*Paragon, Lothar, Franta, and LLance break out into laughter.

DP: Wait, wait, it gets better.

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*Nasty uses the shirt around Snarf's neck to toss him across the ring. As Snarf tries to come to, Nasty grabs the ref from outside the ring and pulls him in. Nasty yells at him to ring the bell and start the match. The ref complies and signals for the bell. Nasty turns his attention back to Snarf, who has crawled back over to the box of shirts and is trying to pull out another one.

Nasty grabs the back of Snarf's shirt and pulls him to his feet. Balls hits a half-nelson suplex. He continues to hit Snarf with forearms and suplexes. Snarf doesn't try to defend himself. He just keeps trying to get back to the Hawaiian shirts in the box.


*They break out into peals of laughter again, but Lothar notices Snarf heading down the hallway and tries to point it out to them. Snarf walks up to the group and eyes the screen as Paragon hits the pause button and attempts to suppress his laughter. Franta and LLance sneak off as Snarf looks from the video to the group.

KS: So, you enjoyed my victory over Balls Nasty last week, did you? Well, what I have here in this box will be even greater!

*Snarf holds the box up and shakes it around as Lothar attempts to sneak off, but Paragon grabs him by the shirt collar and pulls him back.

DP: And uh, just what do you have in the box, Snarf?

KS: A variety of choices for my next stipulation match! And I have decided to allow you to pick my next match!

DP: Really. Well, then. . .

. . .Lothar, you heard him. Pick Snarf's match!

Lothar: Do I have to?

DP: No, I'm sure Horace Picklefeather would love to be the Senior RDCW Official.

Lothar:

*Lothar reaches into the box as Snarf shakes it around. Finally, after several moments, Lothar pulls out a small slip of green construction paper and holds it up.

KS: Aha! And what match have you selected, Mr. Of The Hill People?

*Lothar unfolds the green construction paper and reads.

Lothar: Slumber Party Match?

KS: Perfect! Tonight, in this very Cheesedome, I, King Snarf, will defeat the Monkey World Order in the first EVAR Slumber Party Match!!!!!!!

*Snarf proudly heads off down the hall with his box as Paragon and Lothar shake their heads and turn back to the tape.

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