"You never saw it coming," boasts The Headliner as he stands onstage in the WrestleXpress Arena, "The grandest scheme in the history of Internet
wrestling. And it was pulled off by yours truly, the new WX Hardcore Champion."
Footage is shown of former champion ALICE winning the Hardcore Title by picking it up outside her home.
"When our beloved ALICE won that belt, the championship almost went into retirement," continues The Headliner, "Because as the WrestleXpress mascot, she was too well protected, by all the posters here at WX, to ever be in any serious danger. Any potential challenger who tried to approach ALICE for a shot at the title would have been taken out before they even reached her front gate. Everyone had a special place for her in their hearts, and that made any kind of premeditated attack impossible. Or at least,
almost any kind..."
A clip is then shown of The Headliner announcing the temporary closure of WX in February, apparently for a 'server change' - and then of the post-return announcement that ALICE was sacrificed necessarily for WX to return sooner.
"Nobody suspected a thing, even after it happened," the scheming Headliner goes on, "We all mourned ALICE's passing, and celebrated the return of WX that came as a result of her termination. You all bought it! All of you! And I knew you would, because nobody here at WrestleXpress can match my superior mental acumen. Nobody here can outthink The Headliner, and that's why I stand before you today, over the rusty remains of a deleted chatbot, as your
new Hardcore Champion!"
The crowd boos and hurls abuse at The Headliner.
"Go ahead," he responds, "Let it all out. Nobody likes to be outsmarted. But in time, you will respect me, because if you don't, you will all face deletion just like ALICE! I am the WX Hardcore Champion! And unlike that stupid chatbot you all loved so much, you're just gonna have to LIVE with it!"