The night before the match the current champion, King Kamehameha had made the unusual decision to take one of his opponents, Super Maxx, out to dinner.
"So what's your real motivation behind this meal? I know you aren't doing this just to be nice." Super Maxx said as he finished his food.
"Oh? Why would you say that? Can't a man just share a meal with a respected opponent the night before they do battle in the ring?" King Kamehameha replied with feigned innocence.
"Cut the crap, I know that's not the reason that we're here. So cut to the chase or I'm out of here."
"Well that wouldn't be very nice to leave without thanking me for this nice and might I add very expensive meal. Though now that you mention it, I did have a particularly interesting deal that I was hoping to run by you."
"Of course you do. So what do you want? Let me guess. You want me to forfeit the match or take a dive or something like that right? You should know that a steak dinner isn't enough to get me to give up on a shot to take MY title back." Maxx said as he pounded his fist on the table which startled the nearby restaurant patrons.
"No, no, no, you must be mistaking me for some sort of underhanded villain or something. I would never resort to tactics like that just to win a match. That's too low even for me."
"So what is it then?"
"It's much simpler than that." King Kamehameha said as he poured himself another cup of wine. "Here's the deal, you and I have been in the SWF for YEARS. I think it's fair to say that we've busted our butts, broke our backs, and fought tooth and nail to get to the top of this organization like we have. We both know the kind of work it takes to win this belt." King Kamehameha said as he placed the belt on the table. "WE know, but Black Mask? I don't think he's done the work it takes to get to an opportunity like this. You know what I mean right?"
When King Kamehameha saw that Super Maxx had a contemplative look on his face he knew that he had the former champion in the palm of his hands.
"I mean he's been here for what? Two months? More? Less? Who cares? It's not enough. And I know that you agree." King Kamehameha continued.
"Ok, so what if I agree or not? What does that have to do with this deal that you wanted to talk to me about?" Super Maxx retorted.
"Oh come on, isn't it obvious? Well, if you want me to spell it out for you I will. It's a Triple Threat Match. In other words, it's a free for all fight between the three of us for the belt. The first person to get a pinfall or submission will win that belt. So why don't we team up to take Black Mask out. Then we make it essentially a one on one match between the two of us? That's not a bad deal for you is it?"
"I don't know, it seems cowardly to gang up on someone like that ." Super Maxx said as he had thought about the plan.
"You can think what you want, but I see it more as removing an obstacle from a fight that should be between just you and me."
"Hmm, I guess you might actually have a point."
"Hehe, don't feel the need to answer me right away. When we get into the ring tomorrow night, I know you'll make the right decision." King Kamehameha said as he got up from the table. "Oh, and I'm sure you know that we should probably keep our discussions here to ourselves."
The next night it was finally time for the SWF Universal Championship fight between Black Mask, Super Maxx, and King Kamehameha. The crowd was in a frenzy of anticipation for the three elite fighters to compete for the sport's greatest prize.
"Introducing first, standing 5 feet 11 inches tall! Weighing in at 215 pounds! Fighting out Orlando, Florida! He's the former SWF Universal Champion! It's Super Maxx!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
"Now for the other challenger, standing 6 feet 3 inches tall! Weighing in at 255 pounds! Fighting out of Juarez, Texas! It's the indestructible! Incomparable! Indomitable! Black Mask!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
"Now, finally, it's the champion! Standing 6 feet 4 inches tall! Weighing in at 245 pounds! Fighting out of Honolulu, Hawaii! It's the reigning! Defending! SWF Universal Champion!! King Kamehameha!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
The match started with Black Mask rushing both his opponents dropping them with a clothesline. He then proceeded to stomp him while on the ground. Super Maxx attempted to grab him from behind while he was focused on attacking King Kamehameha, but Black Mask broke his grip and hit him with an elbow that made him stumble backwards.
"This is incredible! Black Mask is currently pummeling both of his opponents simultaneously! What a fantastic performance from Black Mask to start this match." Ted announced excitedly.
"It's true that he's off to a good start, but it's still early and there's plenty more match to be fought here tonight." Bill said.
The fight went on without any of the participants gaining much of an upper hand. As the stalemate continued on, King Kamehameha gave Super Maxx a look to which he nodded.
"I'm not sure what's going on here, but it seems like King Kamehameha and Super Maxx might be colluding a bit in this match." Ted observed.
"I'm not sure, you might be reading too much into that one." Bill retorted.
Super Maxx then rushed Black Mask and kept him busy with an exchange of strikes. Meanwhile, King Kamehameha went under the ring to grab a steel chair.
"It looks like Super Maxx is going tie up Black Mask so King Kamehameha can hit him with the steel chair. It might be a rough night for Black Mask if he has to fight to opponents at once." Ted inferred.
"Yeah they might be making a concentrated effort to take Black Mask out of the match. It's not an uncommon tactic in this kinds of matches." Bill said.
"That's true but I wouldn't have expected these two to work together." Ted responded.
Suddenly, as Super Maxx was exchanging strikes with Black Mask, King Kamehameha went and prepared to swing the chair that was in his hands. However, he didn't strike Black Mask, rather he hit Super Maxx in the Back of the head and knocked him out.