The Chairman Steps In kon_el_superboy

"Who the hell is running this league? What they hell are we doing here?" Bill's father asked. The other commissioners, all of whom were parents nodded. "Where does a 17 year old get a contract?"

The Chairman nodded. Dane's contract was null and void. They agreed. It wasn't even legal. This was not some big federation, it was a local club that mainly kept kids off the street and gave them healthy competition.

The spirit of the league, which had been returning as more and more matches ended with handshakes, was vanishing again.

The Chairman pulled Ryan and Dane into his office.

"First, the contract. Oh my, the contract. Well, nice try Dane, but at 17, I think you should leave the legal work to adults. Lawyers to be specific. Forget it."

"No one will touch Rob before the match because I said so. And you are out of the league if you do. We have turned this place around. I am not going to return it to the crap of the past."

"Second, Dane, you have no right to choose who gets a title shot."

"Your contract did one thing. It put Cody in jeopardy. I know you are mad at Cody."

Dane stuttered, "I never meant ..."

The Chairman put up his finger, "Don't interrupt me, Dane. Your father is embarrassed and Cody's father is furious. I don't need rationalizations. Whether or not that was your goal, it is the result. You waved a carrot in Ryan's face and said if he helps Rob win the title, he gets a shot. No, completely unacceptable."

"Dane, Cody gets a rematch, guaranteed. And if Rob wins, the top contenders get shots as well. Assuming they want them."

Dane asked, "What do you mean?"

The Chairman said, "Dane, Rob has been unstable to say the least. He is completely amoral. I am sorry but that is how it looks to us. A lot of the kids are talking about quitting and starting a new league where the principles of TW are remembered. Fun, sportsmanship, fairness."

The Chairman let that sink in. "That won't happen. I will kick out one wrestler before I let the rest leave. This is a local club. I can do it easily."

The Chairman left that hanging. "Now don't let me hear about anything else going on."

"As I said Dane, your efforts put Cody in danger. If Cody is not 100% healthy, if he even has a hangnail, the match will be cancelled and Rob will lose his shot at the jacket."

*****

Rob would fight Cody in a fair title match. A repeat of the Anton debacle would not occur.

August 4th, a FAIR title match by muscle_punk (I hope!)