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Rib's Revenge (WC12)

Brazillico
25-02-2004, 01:40
A cheesy keyboard solo plays as two spotlights move around in a half-hazard fashion against a red, silk curtain. The live audience begins to roar as APPLAUSE lights come on in the studio.

Narrator: Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to Rib’s Revenge with your host, Steeeeeeeeeve Ribeiro!

The pudgy Steve Ribeiro jogs out through the curtains and waves to the crowd. He’s sporting a rather fastidious looking shiny-emerald blazer with common looking black slacks. The bright lights of the studio reflect off Steve’s carefully gelled black helmet hair and the multiple trinkets and jewellery he’s sporting.

Steve: Thank you for that warm ovation. For those of you who don’t know, this is a brand new show designed to let you, the viewer, decide how to improve our national team. *Steve pauses as the crowd cheers* Now I’m sure all of you have heard about the 1-0 loss we’ve just suffered at the hands of BSE Free Bovines. *Crowd boos wildly, not holding back the feeling of disgust towards their team* Yeah, I feel that way too. But you know what, with Rib’s Revenge, all that’s gonna change as we’re gonna drop some of the dead weight from the Chili Bats. *Crowd cheers* Without waiting any longer, here are the five randomly selected nominees on the Chopping Block!

Five dejected looking men stand on an elevated rectangular prism, known as the “Chopping Block”. The camera pans across the group, as the narrator give a brief description of each.

Narrator: Salazar was the national side’s starting goaltender, but some shaky performances his number one status in doubt. He’s 30 years old, plays his club ball for Real Libertad and is four time Serie A goalkeeper of the year. However, some lapses in concentration have caused him to let in some very weak goals and Brazillico is very deep at the goaltending position.

Palacio is in his second cup, participating in this edition primarily as a reserve defender. Despite being over the hill at 37, Palacio’s size and tackling skill command respect in the box and his motivational skills gain respect in the locker room. However, the Terrabella City defender’s pace is pretty much gone, allowing youthful strikers to run circles around him at will.

Junior Socrates is also in his second cup and is one of Brazillico’s starting midfielders at the tender age of 25. Renowned for his silky smooth world-class passing ability, the Real Libertad player also has decent size and a good nose for the net. Junior Socrates’ biggest fault is his lack of heart, gingerly moping around when the ball is in enemy hands, rarely coming back to play defence.

McMahon is out of jail for this special occasion after being busted for attempting to smuggle evisceratomato seeds into the country. McMahon is a gutsy midfielder, known for his hussle and stiff challenges. McMahon’s offensive skills remain relatively unpolished and did we mention he’s a felon who likes to eat evisceratomatoes?

Batista is the captain of the Chili Bats, and the third member of the Chopping Block who plays his club ball for Real Libertad. Batista’s a very well rounded defender, who uses his pace and tackling skills to stymie opposing wingers. Not much downside with Batista, besides his competitive nature which occasionally gets him into card trouble.

Steve: Thanks Mike for the rundown of the Chopping Block. Now I said earlier in the show that one of these players are going to be eliminated from the national side, but I don’t think I mentioned how. Here’s the exciting twist that’s going to make Rib’s Revenge a real hit. You, the viewers, will get to decide which of these five get killed live on national television! You’re saying it’s a bit too harsh? All they had to do was play a little harder and they wouldn’t be in this predicament.

Now, we also have another very special surprise and that is to decide how one of these unlucky fella is going to meet his fate. And to help us to do that, we have the Wheel of Misfortune!

A curvy woman wearing a rather flattering gown which matches Steve’s blazer struts out onto the stage in high heels, pushing the Wheel of Misfortune. The zoom up by the camera shows certain areas of the wheel with titles including, GUILLOTINE, LETHAL INJECTION and GORE. The woman reaches center stage and strikes a pose, pointing both arms towards the wheel.

Steve: Let’s give this girl a whirl!

Steve spins the wheel and the multicoloured sections give a real dizzying effect to the wheel. The wheel slowly starts to slow down and eventually settles on STEVE’S CHOICE. Lights flicker off from every direction as the crowd cheers wildly.

Steve: I don’t believe it, but it looks like I’m going to have to choose one! *Pauses for a second* Who here wants to see… The Human Piñata?

The crowd cheers wildly to show their approval.

Steve: For any foreigners watching the show, The Human Piñata was an ancient form of torture where the recipient was hung from his legs and blindfolded, while being assaulted by several men with baseball bats. I gotta say, it’s been a while since we saw one of those on TV!

Alright, well that’s all the time we have for today, if you want to vote on who will be served Rib’s Revenge, just go to our website and put down your vote, and we’ll give you the results tomorrow. Same bat time, same bat channel, good night folks!

The crowd cheers as Steve Ribeiro exits towards the Chopping Block. Steve stops as if to say something to the five members, and receives a swift kick in the mouth from Junior Socrates. Two beefy security men run on stage and tackle Junior Socrates off the chopping block, behind the camera’s view. His teammates jump down to his rescue and a mad melee ensues. The final shot of the show is one of Ribeiro holding his jaw, blood trickling out of his mouth, with a crazed yet calm look in his eyes, knowing that at least one of the men down there would be victim to his revenge tomorrow.
25-02-2004, 16:02
-COMMERCIAL-

Which Brazillico player will fall victim to The Human Pinata? Will Salazar eat bat for his sub-par performance? Will McMahon be put out of his misery after the evisceratomato incident? Will Steve rig the results to avenge the seven stitches in his mouth?

Tune into TSN, The Steve Network, at 7:30PM to see who gets it and who gets the chance to play another day.
Brazillico
25-02-2004, 18:56
The Chopping Block is shown and Steve is standing next to them. The five men on the block look edgy, all of them fearing that they could be hanging from their legs and be beaten to death by men wielding baseball bats.

Ribeiro: Welcome back to Rib’s Revenge. For those of you just tuning in, we’re about to reduce the Chopping Block from five to two. First of all, we have Salazar. Salazar, you goaltending has been sub-par to date and the audience agrees, as you’re in the bottom two.

Salazar looks on in shock, as the camera pans to a nervous looking Palacio.

Ribeiro: Palacio, you’ve been pretty much useless, only having made five appearances in the tournament to date. However, the audience seems to think that you haven’t really hurt the team and they’ve agreed to let you play another day.

Palacio hops off the chopping block and begins to walk off-stage. He’s met by his two kids who jump up in his arms and embrace him.

Ribeiro: Next, we got Junior Socrates. You’re lazy, I don’t like you, but unfortunately, the fans at home do. You’re off the block.

Junior Socrates gives Ribeiro a frigid stare, as the men’s noses nearly touch as Socrates walks past the host.

Ribeiro: How bout seeing some of that intensity on the field against The Weegies? Alright, we’re down to two men now. We have McMahon on the left and Batista on the right. McMahon over here is on trial of possession of paraphernalia used for harvesting evisceratomatoes, while Batista is a damn skilled defender who gets into card trouble. Batista… you’re free to go.

Batista hops off the stage and clicks his heels together, much to the pleasure of the crowd. Salazar and McMahon are then ordered to stand side by side on the block.

Ribeiro: Two men, three baseball bats, one rope. Who will suffer the cruel fate of The Human Piñata and who will live to see another day. Tune in after the break to find out!

-Commercial-

Willy the Happy-Go-Lucky Chili Bat has been nothing but a disappointment since he took the reins as team mascot. His home record of 1-2-3 stands as a tribute to his complete lack of skills. Sign our petition at www.firewilly.com and let’s get this moron out of here.

-Back to show-

Ribeiro: Alright, five have become two and now it’s time to take two down to one. *A gentle drum roll fills the studio* McMahon, it’s time for you to be served Rib’s Revenge.

A look of relief takes Salazar’s face as McMahon bolts for the door. The two beefy men who assaulted Junior Socrates last night tackles him down. The smaller of the two men ties a rope around McMahon’s ankles as the bigger man sits on him. McMahon is then hoisted off the ground and left to dangle helplessly.

Ribeiro: Well McMahon, looks like you’re the unlucky one this time, *Slips a blindfold on him*, and it’s time for you to pay the price for your incompetence.

Ribeiro and the two large men grab baseball bats and begin to assault the upside-down McMahon. The footballer’s screams of pain are only muffled out by the crowd’s cheers and his assaulter’s laughter. McMahon’s sorry squirming stops after his face is covered in blood.

Ribeiro: You see that? Points to the two other men, still whacking McMahon That’s what happens when you fail and you let down your country! If you don’t beat The Weegies, you can expect the very same tomorrow night! I’m Steve Ribeiro, that was Rib’s Revenge and we’ll see you next time, which I hope isn’t for a while, but judging by the will of our players, it could well be very soon.

The Rejistanian television screen which the program was being viewed on suddenly turns off in shock.

KiYuRi: Dear lord! I cannot approve of this! Perhaps because we’re so damn used to not losing.

OOC – I had originally planned to wait the full twenty-four hours, but I realized that the match results would be up and I would need a replacement for game day.