EMF: Saturday Shockwave

(The EMF logo flashes on the screen, and we go into the Shockwave video.)

(The EMF logo flashes on the screen, and we go into the Saturday Shockwave video.)

(Once the Shockwave video ends, we go into the darken around as pyrotechnics blasts on the stage. The lights turn on, and fans wave their signs, some signs say “One thing Solley can’t trade for is Redd’s ACL’s”, “Gregory House is the Max Payne of the past”, and “and no wrestling signs this week…go KG”.)

JR-Welcome to Saturday Shockwave, I’m good ol’ JR along side Jerry “the King” Lawler, and Kris “KG” Gaffney.

King-And we have quite a show for you tonight, headlined by the Rock seeking his revenge against Randy Orton.

Kris Gaffney-And we are very hyped as Scott Tazte faces Marc Mead tonight, that should be a great match as well.

(“Dirty Window” blasts on the PA system as Dan Godwin walks to the ring, and he steps inside of the ring.)

JR-Dan Godwin hasn’t quite been the same since First Blood.

King-He really doesn’t like to lose.

Kris Gaffney-Maybe I should be his trainer on how to lose…like be like Rocky’s trainer, except while he was training him to win, I’d be training him to lose, and not go crazy.

(“Veil of Fire” blasts on the PA system as Kane walks to the ring as pyrotechnics blasts behind him.)

JR-Kane is a monster.

King-Speaking of someone who brought something out of someone, here comes Kane.

Kris Gaffney-He made Mike New the Demon, I would if he can make me the Beast, then I can’t be stopped…except for Cole McGrath.

[Dan Godwin see’s that Kane is very big, so Dan Godwin throws a few fists to the face. Kane tries to answer with a fist to the face. Dan Godwin ducks under, Kane turns around, and Dan Godwin hits a few more fists to the face. Kane starts to rock backwards, and Dan Godwin runs to the ropes, and he comes off of the ropes. Kane hits a big boot that knocks down Dan Godwin. Kane grabs Dan Godwin around the throat, and he lifts him up, and Kane throws Dan Godwin into the corner, and once he does. Kane hits a few fists to the face. Kane brings Dan Godwin out of the corner, and he whips Dan Godwin to the ropes, and he bounces off of the ropes. He comes off of the ropes, Kane goes for a clothesline, but it’s ducked under by Dan Godwin. Dan Godwin bounces off of the other side, he comes off of the ropes on the other side. He then leaps in the air for a cross body block on Kane. Kane catches him, Kane holds him for a few moments letting him think about it. Kane sets up, and he hits a ribs breaker on Dan Godwin. Dan Godwin is down in pain, and Kane hits a few stomps on the downed Dan Godwin. Dan Godwin rolls away as the ref makes Kane back up a little bit. Dan Godwin gets up to his feet, and once he gets up to his feet. Kane closes the gap, but Dan Godwin does not want to let Kane to get the advantage, so Dan Godwin hits a few knife edge chops to the chest of Kane, Kane backs up a little bit, but answers back with a upper cut to Dan Godwin. Dan Godwin is stunned, and Kane backs up Dan Godwin, and he whips him to the ropes, but it’s reversed by Dan Godwin and he bounces off of the ropes. Dan Godwin lowers his head, but Kane is able to corner this with a running DDT. Kane gets up to his feet, and once he does he goes to the outside of the ring. He climbs up to the top rope, waiting for Dan Godwin to get up to his feet. Once he gets up to his feet, Kane leaps off of the top rope, and he hits his flying clothesline off of the top rope on Dan Godwin. Kane takes a few moments to think what he is going to do next, he pulls Dan Godwin up with him as he gets up to his feet, and Kane puts Dan Godwin on his shoulder, and he goes into the corner. Kane runs out of the corner, but Dan Godwin slides out of the back of Kane on to the second rope. Kane turns around, and Dan Godwin leaps off of the second rope, but Kane catches him, and nails Dan Godwin with a side walk slam! Kane decides to go for a cover, and the ref counts the 1……………2……………KICK OUT by Dan Godwin!]

JR-Dan Godwin kicked out before the three.

King-He probably doesn’t want to show any weakness to Alycia.

Kris Gaffney-I don’t think she likes that, she is suppose to be better than that.

[Dan Godwin is down on the mat as Kane holds up his hand, and waits for Dan Godwin to get up to his feet. Once he gets up to his feet, he turns around as Kane grabs Dan Godwin around the throat, lifts him up, and tries to drive him down for the choke slam, but it’s countered by Dan Godwin who throws his arm off of Kane. Dan Godwin puts Kane into a what seems to be a front face lock trying to shift his weight, and once he does this brings Kane right into a DDT. Kane bounces off of the mat, and turns on this back, both wrestlers are down on the mat, and the ref starts a standing ten count, 1………….2………..3…………Kane and Dan Godwin are up to their feet, Kane goes for a wild fist to the face, and Dan Godwin is able to duck it. Kane turns around into a few jabs, and Kane stumbles backwards, and Kane stumbles back to where Dan Godwin hits a inverted atomic drop, and Dan Godwin goes for a fist, but this doesn’t knock down Dan Godwin. Dan Godwin goes to the ropes, and he bounces off of the ropes, and Kane goes for a clothesline, but it’s ducked under by Dan Godwin. Dan Godwin goes to the other side of the ring, and he bounces off of the ropes. He leaps in the air, and he hits a flying forearm shot that knocks down Kane. Dan Godwin nips up, and is looking like he’s singing “sexy boy”, then he screams, remembering where he is, and he ducks a fist to the face by Kane. Dan Godwin hits a belly to back suplex on Kane. Dan Godwin climbs up to the top rope, and he measures up, and he leaps off of the top rope, and he hits a big splash. Dan Godwin goes into the cover on Kane. The ref counts the 1…………………2………………KICK OUT by Kane!]

JR-Almost three there.

King-Think Dan Godwin will tune up the band?

Kris Gaffney-Maybe, but I don’t think he’d live that down no matter what year he thinks it is.

[Dan Godwin makes Kane get up to his feet, Kane stumbles up to his feet. Dan Godwin goes for the eXecution. Kane ducks under, and Kane puts Dan Godwin into a school boy as the ref goes down to count, Kane is able to put his feet on the ropes as the ref counts the 1…………….2……………..3!]

JR-Kane gets the win.

King-Those ropes are a good tag team partner.

Kris Gaffney-Even when it’s not a tag team match.

(“Close Your Eyes” blasts on the PA system as Christian walks to the ring doing his hoodie entrance.)

King-You know it would be weird Christian without a hoodie.

Kris Gaffney-And then he’d take Eddie Guerrero’s catch phrase.

(“I Came To Play” blasts on the PA system as the Miz walks to the ring, he does his usual pose on the way to the ring.)

JR-The Miz last week had a very impressive showing against the Gambler.

King-Well, now it’s time to find out what he really has to offer.

Kris Gaffney-Other than Big Johnny unquestioned power else where.

(“Pain” blasts on the PA system as Kevin Bourne walks to the ring, and he steps inside of the ring.)

JR-Kevin Bourne certainly got some revenge against Christian last week.

King-Yeah, but that’s rarely ever enough.

[Kevin Bourne, Christian, and the Miz are waiting for the bell to ring, and it rings. Suddenly both Kevin Bourne and the Miz hit a hard fist to the face of Christian. Christian goes down to the mat, and they start stomping on the downed Christian. Christian rolls out of the ring, and decides to take a different route he rolls out of the ring, Kevin Bourne seemly wants to go after Christian. But the Miz being the heelish heel that he is turns around Kevin Bourne, and tries to take a cheap shot at him, but Kevin Bourne is able to duck it, and Kevin Bourne hits a few fists to the face that makes the Miz stumble backwards, and once he has him reeling on the ropes, Kevin Bourne tries to whip him to the ropes, but it’s reversed. Kevin Bourne bounces off of the ropes. The Miz goes for a clothesline, but it’s countered with a waist lock, and the Miz hits a elbow to the side of the head, and Kevin Bourne ducks one of them, sets up the Miz, and he hits a release northern lights suplex that sends the Miz flying. He crashes on the mat, and slowly he gets up to his feet, and once he does Kevin Bourne hits a standing drop kick which sends him backwards, and he crashes into Christian who gotten up to the apron. The Miz stumbles backwards, and Kevin Bourne sets up the Miz, and he hits a Russian leg sweep that connects. Kevin Bourne goes out of the ring, and climbs up to the top rope. But Christian comes on to the apron once again, and he pushes Kevin Bourne off of the top turnbuckle, and he goes flying off of the apron. He crashes on the guard rail. Christian is on the apron still as the Miz is getting up to his feet, and he throws a fist to the face of Chrisitan. Christian is able to block it, and he hits a hang man that sends the Miz stumbling backwards, and Christian comes into the ring, and he goes into the nearest turnbuckle, he measures up on the Miz. He leaps off of the second rope, and he connects on the Miz with a flying back elbow that knocks down the Miz. Christian waits for the Miz to get up to his feet, and once he gets up to his feet. Christian hits a few fists to the face of the Miz, and he tries to whip him to the ropes, but it’s reversed by the Miz. Christian bounces off of the ropes, and the Miz lowers his head for a back body drop, but it’s countered by Christian with a swinging neck breaker. Christian gets up to his feet, and he see’s Kevin Bourne trying to get back into the ring, and Christian hits a baseball slide taking out Kevin Bourne’s base, he falls on the apron. Christian looks over to the Miz who is trying to get up to his feet as Christian waits for him to get up to his feet.]

JR-The Miz has to think of something to get back into this match.

King-Well maybe if he hides under the ring under a pile of coats everything will work out just fine.

Kris Gaffney-That’s what I did.

King-How did that work out for you?

Kris Gaffney-I have a .500 record.

[Christian waits as the Miz gets up to his feet, and once he gets up to his feet, Christian kicks the Miz in the gut, and he goes for a impaler DDT, but the Miz is able to block it, and he sets up Christian, and he hits an over the head exploder t-bone suplex, and the Miz rolls away from Christian as both wrestlers are down on the mat. The Miz, and Christian get up to their feet. Once they get up to their feet. The Miz ducks a clothesline by Christian who hits a reverse neck breaker. The Miz rolls into the corner, and he gets up into the corner, and once he is up to his feet. The Miz goes into the corne,r and Christian see’s the Miz, he charges at the Miz, the Miz is able to side step him, and throw him into the corner. He crashes into the corner, and he strikes shoulder first into the ring post, and Christian slides out of the corner, and he gets up into his feet in the turnbuckle. He hits a few fists to the face, and he is stunned into the corner. The Miz whips Christian to the opposite side of the ring. He crashes into the corner, and he measures up on Christian, charges, and he hits a running clotheslines that connects on Christian. The Miz sits between the ropes, and he pulls himself on to the apron, and he climbs up to the top rope, the Miz waits on the top rope as Christian is slow to get up to his feet. Once he gets up to his feet, the Miz leaps off of the top rope, and he connects with a flying cross body block, and the ref counts the 1……………2………………KICK OUT by Christian. The Miz gets up to his feet, waiting for Christian, The Miz hits an inverted atomic drop, and he hits a fist to knock down Christian. The Miz waits as Christian gets up to his feet, and he kicks Christian in the gut doubling him over, the Miz runs to the ropes, hits a running knee lift, and reverse neck breaker combo.]

JR-The Miz might be closing in on another impressive win here.

King-We’d never hear the end of that.

[Christian stumbles up to his feet, and the Miz sets him up for the Skull Crushing Finale, but Christian hits a snapmare that sends The Miz out of the ring. Christian rolls out of the ring, and Christian hits a few fists to the face, and Kevin Bourne joins in on the battle, the ref tries to get the three into the ring, but Christian accidently hits a elbow to the side of the head of a ref, and the ref goes down, the three battle to the back as officials come in to try to stop this brawl, were going to assume that this was a no contest, with no ref, and the competitors not being interested in finishing the match.]

JR-This is chaos, let’s take a break!

(We go to commercial, and come back.)

(“All the things she said” blasts on the PA system as Marc Mead walks to the ring, and he sides into the ring.)

JR-This is a match of two people with quite the track record.

King-Yeah, and Marc is still extremely young.

Kris Gaffney-It’s like if you play EWR with a backyard fed, make an ultra talented wrestlers, and then bind them to the fed forever AHAHAHAHAHA.

King-You’d do that…wouldn’t you?

Kris Gaffney-…what do you think?

(“” blasts on the PA system as Scott Tazte walks to the ring, and he steps inside of the ring.)

JR-This is Scott Tazte’s first real match in quite a while.

King-Although he did face Matt Hardy and Hulk Hogan.

Kris Gaffney-…since when does anyone care that Matt Hardy or Hulk Hogan exist these days?

King-Tyler Reks does…after all…that’s what he has to look for since Matt Hardy is the Reks of the future.

Kris Gaffney-Hhhhhmmm…good point.

[Marc Mead and Scott Tazte face off in the middle of the ring, and Scott Tazte talks a little trash. Marc Mead pushes Scott Tazte, and Scott Tazte backs up, and he answers with a slap. Marc Mead turns his head, and Scott Tazte waits as Marc Mead turns around, and he hits a hard fist to the face that knocks down Marc Mead. Marc Mead gets up dazed, and Scott Tazte measures up, and he hits a knife edge chop to the chest that makes Marc Mead fall backwards into the ropes, and Scott Tazte tries to whip Marc Mead to the ropes, but it’s reversed. Scott Tazte bounces off of the ropes, and Scott Tazte ducks under a kick to the head by Marc Mead, he bounces off of the ropes. Marc Mead lowers his head, and Scott Tazte answers this with an elbow to the back of the head. This makes Marc Mead fall down to the mat, and once he gets up to his feet, Marc Mead holds the back of his head, and Scott Tazte hits a knee lift to the gut that doubles over Marc Mead, Scott Tazte sets up Marc Mead into a hip toss position, and runs out of the corner, hitting a big hip toss that sends him flying out of the corner, and crashing into the mat. Slowly Marc Mead is in the corner, and Scott Tazte closes the gap between him, and Marc Mead. Scott Tazte hits a few stomps into the gut in the corner, and he follows it up with a few shoulder blocks, and the ref argues with Scott Tazte. He backs out of the corner with his hands up showing that the ref that he doesn’t want to get DQed. Once the ref claims down Scott Tazte goes back into the corner, and he hits a hard fist to the face. Marc Mead is stunned again, and Scott Tazte brings Marc Mead out of the corner. He tries to whip Marc Mead to the ropes, and once he does Marc Mead bounces off of the ropes. He comes off of the ropes, or he would have had he not hooked the top rope. Scott Tazte charges at Marc Mead. But Marc Mead counters with a back body drop over the top rope. Scott Tazte lands on his feet, and once he waits as Marc Mead turns around. Scott Tazte hits a shoulder block into the gut, and Marc Mead stumbles backwards. Scott Tazte measures up, he uses the ropes to sling shots himself up on the top rope, and he leaps off of the top rope, and he hits a front missile drop kick off of the top rope. He is down on the mat, Scott Tazte gets up to his feet, and he signals for the Kountdown as he does the all impactful pose before the Kountdown that will one day will have to face off against Joy’s booty shake, but I’m getting off track. Anyways, Scott Tazte is waiting for Marc Mead to get up to his feet, and once he gets up to his feet. Marc Mead turns around, and Scott Tazte hits a kick to the gut that doubles over Marc Mead, and he hits the Kountdown! Marc Mead face gets put into mat as Scott Tazte smiles.]

JR-Scott Tazte thinks he has Marc Mead exactly where he wants him.

King-Why are we not hurt by the pose?

Kris Gaffney-The effects bounces off former wrestlers, and fat Oklahomans.

[Marc Mead is pushed on his back, and Scott Tazte goes into the cover on Marc Mead, and the ref counts the 1………..2………..KICK OUT by Marc Mead. Scott Tazte looks at the downed Marc Mead thinking what he’ll need to put away the former world champion, and fellow grand slammer. Scott Tazte goes to the outside of the ring, and he climbs up to the top rope, he waits for Marc Mead to get up to his feet, and once he gets up to his feet. Suddenly Marc Mead runs to the corner, and he runs up the corner, and he arm drags Scott Tazte off of the top rope, and he goes flying, and he crashes into the mat. Scott Tazte gets on his knee’s, and Marc Mead even though he’s beaten down uses what strength he has to act quickly, and he hits a quick Mead Kick V.1. But he can’t really do anything to follow it up, so he and Scott Tazte stay on the mat. Slowly both wrestlers get up to their feet. Once they get up to their feet. Scott Tazte goes for a wild fist to the face, and he ducks under, and he runs to the ropes, he comes off of the ropes, and he hits a flying forearm shot to the face of Scott Tazte. Scott Tazte gets up to his feet, and Marc Mead picks up Scott Tazte, and he hits a body slam. Marc Mead, runs to the ropes, and he comes off of the ropes, Marc Mead hits a knee drop to the face. Scott Tazte sits up in pain, and Marc Mead gets up to his feet, and quickly hits a drop kick that knocks Scott Tazte back down to the mat. Scott Tazte rolls into the ropes, and tries to get up to his feet with the help of the ropes. Marc Mead pushes down Scott Tazte on the second rope, and the ref starts to count to 4, and Marc Mead lets go, he puts his hands up to prove that he’s serious. He runs to the ropes, and he comes off of the ropes. Marc Mead leaps in the air, and he comes down on the back of Scott Tazte. Scott Tazte gets up to his feet, and once he does Marc Mead kicks Scott Tazte in the gut, and he puts him in a vertical suplex position, he hooks the leg, and he goes for the fisherman suplex with a bridge, and he hits it. The ref counts the 1…………….2…………………kick out by Scott Tazte. Marc Mead smelling victory gets up to his feet, and he calls for the Mead kick version 2 as he waits for Scott Tazte to get up to his feet.]

JR-Marc Mead is going to the next level here.

King-Almost like a version 2.

Kris Gaffney-LAME….

[Marc Mead measures up, and he runs to the ropes, and he goes for Mead Kick V.2, Scott Tazte ducks it, and he pushes Marc Mead forward. Mead stops trying to make sure the ref doesn’t get hit. Mead turns around, Scott Tazte kicks Marc Mead in the gut, and he goes for the Remedy. Marc Mead spins out of it, and hits a short arm clothesline, Scott Tazte goes down on the mat, and gets up in the corner. Marc Mead hits a big splash in the corner. Marc backs out of the corner, and Scott Tazte stumbles out of the corner. Marc Mead hits a kick to the gut, and Marc Mead sets up Scott Tazte, and puts him on the top rope, and Marc Mead puts Scott Tazte on the top rope. He climbs up to the top rope, he hooks Tazte, but Tazte fights back with a few punches to the ribs, rakes Marc Meads eyes. But Marc Mead is determined to go for the superplex, but Tazte blocks it in mid air for a cross body block into a pin on Marc Mead. Scott Tazte possibly grabbing some tights as well for the 1……………..2……………3!]

JR-Tazte wins, but I think he had some tights.

King-You win however you have to.

(OOC-Might edit how this ending happens later, this is just a for now ending.)

(“If You Smell…” blasts on the PA system as the Rock walks to the ring determined, and he does his poses.)

JR-The Rock has been waiting a few weeks for this.

King-Yeah, but seemly he’s not the only one.

Kris Gaffney-Weird…Orton did get his rematch, guess he doesn’t take winning easily. Maybe he needs to talk to Dan Godwin.

(“Voices” blasts on the PA system walks sloooowly down to the ring.)

Kris Gaffney-We really need to think of something for Orton.

King-Maybe we can trick Orton by putting roller skates on his wrestling boots.

JR-That…would be interesting.

[The Rock and Randy Orton come into the middle of the ring, they talk trash, Randy Orton takes a shot at the Rock, but it’s blocked, and the Rock hits a hard fist to the face of Randy Orton. Randy Orton gets up to his feet, and he is dazed. The Rock hits a few fists to the face, and Randy Orton stumbles backwards. Randy Orton is dazed, but Randy Orton is able to duck one of them. Randy Orton goes for a RKO, but the Rock is able to push off, and Randy Orton bounces off of the ropes, the Rock hits a hip toss that sends Randy Orton down on the mat, Randy Orton goes down to the mat, and Randy Orton is slow to get up to his feet. Randy Orton is slow to get up to his feet, and once he gets up to his feet, the Rock hits a running cloteshline the Rock waits for Randy Orton to get up to his feet, and the Rock goes for a Rock Bottom, Randy Orton hits a elbow to the side of the head. The Rock stumbles backwards, and Randy Orton charges at the Rock, the Rock side step him, and he throws him into the ropes. Randy Orton bounces off of the ropes, and the Rock hits a over the head belly to belly suplex that sends Randy Orton flying, and crashing down on the mat. Randy Orton goes to the corner, and gets up to his feet, and once he does. Randy Orton gets hit with a few fists to the face, and then the Rock stops, makes sure he has a little extra on this spit punch, and he hits one more fist that knocks Randy Orton clearly out of the ring, and on to the ring apron. The Rock grabs Randy Orton by the hair, and he leads him over to the ring post, and the Rock runs him right into it. Randy Orton falls out of the ring, and on to the floor, the Rock is yelling a few things at Randy Orton, and he rolls out of the ring. The Rock grabs Randy Orton hair, and he brings him up, and he smashes him on the steel steps, and Randy Orton gets thrown into the ring very dazed. The Rock gets into the ring, and he waits for Randy Orton to get up to his feet. Once he does, the Rock hits a few fists to the face, and the Rock tries to whip Randy Orton to the ropes, but it’s reversed, the Rock puts on the breaks, and brings Randy Orton into him, he grabs Randy Orton’s leg, and hits a dragon leg whip that sends Randy Orton down on the mat. The Rock grabs the other leg, and he sets up Randy Orton, he turns him, and he locks on the Rockshooter. Randy Orton screams, and Randy Orton tries to reach for the ropes, but the Rock is able to drag Randy Orton into the middle of the ring. The Rock holds on the hold as Randy Orton is now thinking whether or not that he is going to tap or not.]

JR-The Rock might just make Randy Orton tap out here.

King-It’s not pretty.

Kris Gaffney-But effective.

[Randy Orton looks like he might tap, but he holds up for one more gasp at the ropes, and he grabs the ropes, and the ref counts to 4 for the Rock to let go, and he does before he gets DQed. The Rock steps backwards, and he waits for Randy Orton to get up to his feet, and once he gets up to his feet, he closes the gap between the Rock and him, Randy Orton pokes the Rock in the eyes, and he is stunned enough for Randy Orton to grab him around the hair, and he throws him hard into the ring post, and he crashes into the corner. The Rock is in pain as he falls out of the corner, and Randy Orton falls to one knee, and the Rock gets up to his feet, and the Rock goes for a fist to the face of Randy Orton. Randy Orton ducks under, and he sets up the Rock, and he hits 3.0 inverted back breaker. But Randy Orton still needs time to rest up, and slowly the Rock gets up to his feet, and once he gets up to his feet. Randy Orton charges at the Rock, but the Rock is able to counter by throwing him over the top rope, and stumbling into the middle of the ring without looking back, if he did, he would have saw that Randy Orton had landed on his feet. Randy Orton climbs up to the top rope, he waits for the rock to turn around, and once he does, Randy Orton leaps off of the top rope, and he catches the Rock with a flying body press. Randy Orton rolls off of the move. The Rock is down on the mat, and slowly he gets up to his feet Randy Orton answers with a European upper cut that sends the Rock backwards. Randy Orton tries to whip him to the ropes, and he does. The Rock bounces off of the ropes. Randy Orton goes for a clothesline on the Rock, but it’s countered by the Rock ducking, and he continues to the other side of the ring. He bounces off of the other side of the ropes. Randy Orton hits a scoop power slam, but he doesn’t go into the cover, instead he brings up the Rock up to his feet. He lifts up the Rock into a front face lock, on the second rope, and he drops him for an elevated DDT. Randy Orton goes into the cover on the Rock, and the ref counts the 1………2………..KICK OUT by Randy Orton.]

JR-Almost three by Randy Orton.

King-The Rock is in trouble here.

[Randy Orton waits for the Rock to get up to his feet, and he goes for the RKO, but the Rock pushes off, and falls to the ropes. Randy Orton charges at the Rock, but the Rock counters by throwing him out of the ring. Randy Orton crashes on the mat, and the Rock rolls out of the irng. He hits a few fists to the face of Randy Orton. The Rock and Orton trade fist on the stage as we get a double count out.]

JR-It looks like this match couldn’t be contained in the ring.

King-Stupid ring, what good are you now?

(Suddenly the Demon comes out of no where, and attacks Randy Orton. The Rock gets turned by X-Tazte, the Rock hits a few fists to the face of X-Tazte, but X-Tazte answers with a low blow. X-Tazte backs up and charges at the Rock, but the Rock side steps him, and throws him right into the Demon. Both wrestlers are down, and the Rock continues to go after Randy Orton. X-Tazte and the Beast go after each other as officials try to break it up as Shockwave goes off the air.)