You had a great idea for mixing things up in this Season and getting a bit more player contribution, Blackdoom. Unfortunately, I haven't had much time to participate. But here's a little something anyway, just for kicks.

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[Our view opens up backstage, in a tiny room with a single wooden chair and one bare lightbulb hanging from the ceiling. Covenant walks into sight, taps the bulb to send it swinging, and sits down in the chair. The lightbulb swings back and forth, alternately showing the big wrestler in darkness and light.]

Covenant: "I was very, very pleased to take part in the Bloody Circus, particularly in the first ever Casket Match. Winning it was gravy as well. But I'll admit here, over the airwaves, that I've not had the best Season ever. I'm sure that many of you have taken delight in my few losing matches. I want to thank you for that."

[Covenant pauses, grinning, before continuing his monologue.]

"The fact is, you, my loyal fans, only prove through your rabid hatred that I'm a hot commodity. I put butts in the seats. Yours, in fact. You help pay my salary. Tell all your friends. I hope it cheeses them off, too."

"As for not winning every match, well, no, I haven't done that. I'll never be able to do that. But I can say that I'll never stop coming. My specialty is unrelenting determination. So I'm here for the foreseeable future. I've been stymied, but never truly stopped. You can look forward to seeing a lot more of me, punks."

"I'm not the kind of guy to come at you from the shadows. I like the look on your face as I come towards you in broad daylight and you realize you don't have anyplace to go. I do it just because I don't like you. I know I don't, because I don't like ANYBODY. I don't have any friends around here, and I don't plan to make any. So everybody is a target. And that's all the warning you get, 'til I'm in your face for real. Sleep tight."

[Covenant stands and swings the bulb harshly to the side, where it hits a wall and breaks. The room goes totally black.]