A Lumberjack Match
By
The Mangler
Marshall’s revenge tour was still not complete. While he
had managed to defeat Ash (see Gauntlet I) and Byron (see Gauntlet II), he failed miserably to exact any
retribution from The Executioner. In
fact, The Executioner had beaten him decisively in the ring and arranged
further outrage post-match.
Marshall was determined to right that wrong, but first he
had another wrong to right – his brother Theo.
Theo had manipulated Marshall into forming a tag team, and they had
spent months training, perfecting their teamwork, and resolving their personal
differences. But Theo had been actively conspiring to set Marshall up for the
beating of his life and the horrible 6 months that followed. Marshall was determined to get retribution.
Theo, however, wasn’t exactly stupid. He had already been beaten and humiliated by
his brother in the ring once and wasn’t going to let that happen again. (see Theo's Debut) As such, Theo had refused every offer of a
match until Marshall had agreed to a lumberjack match. Marshall knew how these things could go, so he
made sure that he had loyal lumberjacks.
In reality, Theo’s lumberjacks owed no loyalty to him, but instead owed
that allegiance to The Executioner. But
in this case, the enemy of my enemy worked for Theo.