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Soundgarden's "Rusty Cage" began, its iconic opening driving fans to look out towards the stage with the letters "GNTL" popping up on the tron in green and purple lighting. Some would speculate this man was "gentle", but he was anything but as an imposing man appeared alone from backstage. He appeared so tall that he could reach up and grab the Elimination Chamber, and was so thick in the arms and legs that he could be mistaken for a tree. He would stop atop the ramp to pose for a crowd that had no real idea about him one way or the other -- his oiled up body and long drawn out poses didn't endear him however to anyone who didnt look at him with a hint of lust.


Theo would stop at ringside and flex once more, really letting the announcement get to his head. He'd spend years on non-televised indie shows honing himself as an absolute hoss...and tonight, he'd wrestle live on payperview for the first time ever. Slapping his chest, he would leap from the ground onto the ring apron, showing impressive balance for such a big man. He would push down the top rope and step over it, throwing up his arms and pointing to the sky as he did so. The song started dying down and a mild crowd reaction would be all that the cameras would pick up as Theo turned to the ramp and awaited his debut opponent.

Tiger Hat stood before Theo and began to move, the bell signaling the start of the match. Theo started to circle along with Tiger Hat -- and the all-too-familiar dance began. The much larger man would stomp forward, the ring shaking beneath his feet as he attempted to step in close towards hat-man and remove any room for him to run, wanting to reach out and grab him as if to catch him in his own claws!

Theo and Tiger Hat were locked in a deadly game of strength, and anyone with half a mind could tell how this would end up going. "Good Night" clearly had plans for a quick night if nothing else, and he would attempt to yank Tiger Hat back towards center ring...which was made all the easier by Tiger pushing back to begin with. If successful, he'd attempt to break the lock up viciously and run his body into Tiger Hat hoping to level him with a shoulder tackle!

Perhaps if he'd had a little more humility, Theo would have been surprised to have taken down Tiger Hat at all. It seemed more lucky than anything that he'd managed to work over a veteran in such a way, but when you're this big it's easy to think you're just that skilled. Theo wouldn't look to seize control though -- his hubris encouraging him to stop and pose with a big time flex aimed at the smaller man and the crowd...which wasn't gaining him fans. While some people were enamored by his size, the vast majority of the crowd couldn't help but boo him.

Theo caught wind of some of Tiger Hat's unsavory insults...turns out the meathead had some pretty good hearing, even with the boos. His arrogance turned quickly to anger as he approached, trying to lean down and grab hold of Tiger Hat by his tiger ears and bring him up to his feet, wanting to back him up into a corner...all in an attempt to step back and launch him across the ring with authority!

Theo had taken firm control, all thanks to his size. While there was no reason to believe that this would continue to be so easy for him, he still wouldn't give a though to the idea that Tiger Hat could at all come back at this point. Theo stomped his way to the ailing opponent once more, the creek of the ring beneath his stature warning Tiger Hat that "Good Night" was speeding up -- Theo had begun running and would attempt to slam into Tiger Hat with a big splash!

Theo had smashed his chest against the turnbuckle after missing the splash, knocking the wind out of his lungs swiftly. The statuesque behemoth would stumble backward with a wince on his face as he started sucking in air -- hoping the next breath would be enough. He would turn around and suddenly be met with a duo of feet colliding right with him, sending him backward into the corner once again! He was back to square one when it came to breathing but even then, he pushed out of the corner and while stunned was by no means downed. Tiger Hat had done damage but not enough to completely stop Theo Lane.