Yokozuna w/ Mr Fuji & Jim Cornette

Without much fanfare or flare, our scene opens to the view of Scott Dawson and Dash Wilder standing in their locker room. It seems to me like we've caught the tandem in the midst of a heated moment. Scott Dawson is wearing a black jacket that has his name and The Revival logo over his chest. Dawson also has a towel around his neck, neatly tucked into the jacket. He does not look very pleased, as he stands with his arms folded across his body. Dash Wilder, however, is not so composed. He looks a bit more annoyed and has no problem showing it. He is in the middle of some type of rant, as it is clear that his face has turned red with anger. Dash was wearing a cut up "No Flips, Just Fists" t-shirt and a pair of black Adidas joggers. Judging by the expression on his face, Dash was pissed.

DASH WILDER: I mean .. they've got to be ribbin' us, right?

SCOTT DAWSON: That's the only logical solution to this.


Dash shook his head and frowned, clearly there was something wrong. He looked down at his phone that was in his right hand and read a Tweet aloud.
DASH WILDER: I mean .. it says plain as day "The Revival to take on returning tag team on Raw" and then you click on the stupid link and it sends you to GWF.com. And there's this article about how Scott Dawson & Dash Wilder are set to face off against .. of all teams .. The Bashams?

SCOTT DAWSON: Makes zero sense. None.


Indeed, it seemed the rumors were true. Dash and Dawson were set to face off against another returning tag team in the form of The Basham Brothers, a pair of former Champions in their own right. Despite Dash and Dawson being upset regarding their opponents this week, The Revival and The Basham Brothers had more in common than they both had realized. Both teams were returning to action after a lengthy time away from the squared circle, and both tandems had previously held the Tag Team Championships in the Global Wrestling Federation. But that's where the similarities stopped and ended.
Dash and Dawson were none to pleased with the news as of late. In fact, lately, The Revival had kind of been getting the short end of the stick since they've returned to the GWF. I mean, granted, on their first night back in the company, they demanded a match for the GWF Tag Team Championships at WrestleMania and the requested was actually granted. Surely, that's enough for any team to be happy with, right? You'd figure The Revival would be content with vying for gold on the Grandest Stage of Them All? Well, you'd be wrong. It's true, they will be facing Matt and Jeff Hardy at WrestleMania .. but as per their manager, Stephanie McMahon .. this match will be a ladder match! Obviously, this made both members of The Revival uneasy, as it directly clashed with their "No Flips, Just Fists" trademark mentality. And now, you add the fact that The Revival has to compete against The Basham Brothers this Monday night on Raw .. and you've got a recipe for a pissed off tag team!

Dash ran his fingers through his hair, nearly tugging at the roots in the process. Clearly the news hasn't hit The Revival well. They both turn to the camera and immediately start launching into a verbal tirade, as it's clear that they aren't holding back their feelings much longer.

DASH WILDER: It's amazing, honestly. We walked away from this company a year ago because of the absolute lack of respect that this company had displayed for us. Scott Dawson and Dash Wilder ... WE are the reason why this company still has any type of relevancy, and there is simply no debating that. When the decision was made to exhume the corpse of the GWF and attempt to inject some life into it .. who did the Global Wrestling Federation call? Not the Basham Brothers. When this company needed matches at a high-level that left the crowd in amazement, who did the suits that make the decisions for the GWF call? ...Again, no the Bashams. And when this company was doing it's best to emerge from the ashes, who was there to pick up the bricks and relay the foundation for the Global Wrestling Federation? I'll tell you this .. it for damn sure wasn't The Basham Brothers!

SCOTT DAWSON: And it damn sure wasn't Matt and Jeff Hardy!

DASH WILDER: No, it wasn't. It was Dash Wilder and Scott Dawson - The Revival. WE were the ones who jump-started this Tag Team division and made it what it is today! We rebuilt this division and we rebuilt this company .. We captured the Tag Team Championships, and brother .. you knew there was no stopping us. But then, these idiots decide to make us defend our Championships against .. two teams! And when we lost the Championships in a Triple Threat match, where we weren't even involved in the finish,by the way.. and ...

SCOTT DAWSON: ..And this damned company refused to give us a rematch for the Tag Team titles that we never lost! So it was a real easy decision right then and there for me and Dash to pack our bags and get the hell outta dodge. Because if a company can't see the talent that The Revival has oozing out of every pore of our bodies .. then we don't want to work for 'em. So we split. And wouldn't you know it .. the GWF kept calling.

DASH WILDER: Month in, and month out .. Scott and myself would receive phone call after phone call just BEGGING us to come back and help reestablish the Global Wrestling Federation .. but we always would let them go to voicemail.

SCOTT DAWSON: And that offer number just kept getting higher and higher.


Dawson and Wilder smiled at each other, both of them both extremely happy with their new contracts.
DASH WILDER: Until it finally hit that magic number .. and then we picked up the phone and made the deal. We signed the contracts and now that the ink is dry and the money is in our bank accounts ...

SCOTT DAWSON: .. Just as soon as that first check cleared .. it seemed that the GWF was back up to it's old tricks. "We're going to give you a match for the titles at WrestleMania." they tell me. But what they forgot to mention was that they were going to let Stephanie McMahon manipulate the system and allow her to turn our match into a damned LADDER Match!

DASH WILDER: And then to make matters worse, when Dawson and I should be completely focused on getting ready for the first Ladder Match of our careers, these idiots decide that they're going to make us have a warm up match before WrestleMania!

SCOTT DAWSON: Newsflash, you jerk-offs! The Revival don't need no warm up! We're good to go! We were chomping at the bit to get at Matt and Jeff for the straps that rightfully belong to us .. but you wanted to wait until WrestleMania. That's fine. We'll play ball. We have no problem knocking out whoever you line up in front of us. It doesn't matter a damn who is put in front of Dash and Dawson .. because each night, we're going to go out there and do what we do best .. and that's win, by any means necessary.

DASH WILDER: Because that's all we know. All we know is winning and Championship gold. The Basham Brothers are the old guard of the Global Wrestling Federation, and now they're coming back and they want a moment in the spotlight? They want a moment in our spotlight! Well, that's the most precious thing that I've ever heard in my entire life! It's heartwarming that you two really think you can hang with The Top Guys. Even when you guys were in your primes - and trust me when I say, your primes weren't anything to write home about - you wouldn't have stood a chance against The Revival! Sure, you two goofs might be identical twins .. but Dash and Dawson .. we're The Revival.

SCOTT DAWSON: We ain't just a few catchphrases and fun and games like you two. We're all business. We're two mean sons of bitches and we ain't here to play no games or crack no jokes. You two wanna make all your poop and penis jokes, that's fine. You want to act like this match on Monday Night Raw is a joke, that's fine, too. But you're going to realize REAL quick that you ain't never experienced anything like The Revival. You two goofs might have been in this business for a bit longer than Dash and Dawson, but trust me when I say .. you've never stepped into the ring with a force like us. And you likely never will again. And you know why, boys?

DASH WILDER: It's because .. after this Monday, you two boys ain't gonna be steppin' in the ring again for a long, long time. You boys had better start taking this very seriously, because I promise you that we are. You think this is going to be a walk in the park, when in reality you're about to get streamrolled by the best tag team walkin' the god damn planet!

SCOTT DAWSON: We'll see you two boys on Monday Night at Raw. You had better bring your A-game, because I promise you that we are. Come this Monday Night .. we're gonna crack you boys in the jaw and there ain't a damn thing YOU or anyone else can do about it.

DASH WILDER: TOP GUYS .. OUT!


The two bashed each others forearms and smiled, before changing their expressions and staring deep into the camera with stern looks on their faces. They scoffed at the camera and walked off as our scene slowly faded away to black. This Monday Night on Raw, The Revival returns to the squared circle for the first time in over a year and they take on another returning tag team in The Basham Brothers! Who will walk away with a victory and reign supreme as the Road to WrestleMania continues?!