"Hey Shane! The way I see it, The Black Circle owns the King of the XWF crown."


"That's an interesting way of looking at it.


But I get to wear it!"


"Yeah, you wear the crown, it looks fucking awesome. But look- we gotta keep these shitheads busy. They all want a shot at the top title, and King of the XWF is the top title."


"What do you suppose we should do about it?"


"Make them work for it. Make them achieve the impossible. At Gauntlet City I was put at a major disadvantage and still walked out with the crown. I beat Ursula Areano while running on fumes. In order to be King of the XWF, then one person should have go through the ENTIRE The Black Circle."


"The entire Black Circle, John?"


"YES! The entire The Black Circle, Shane. I had to go through 32 people, why can't they go through three?"


"Three? You mean four."


"Four? Since when? Flo doesn't count as a member, Shane-"


"Luca Arzegotti."


"Right, right. So four then. They go over all four members of The Black Circle in a gauntlet in one night then they earn the right to be a king!"


"But John, is that even fair?"


"No..."


John and Shane both start laughing.


"Let me think on it. I have a match to prepare for tomorrow night."