Black Mask was given a microphone as he entered the ring. "Congratulations on your victory. I'm sure that Super Maxx was a difficult opponent. I'm looking forward to fighting you for the belt sometime soon." Black Mask said.
"Oh? You're congratulating me? Well, I'll tell you where you can put your fake congratulations. You can shove it right up your crack! Because I'm not interested in hearing anything like that from you!" King Kamehameha said to a pop of laughter from the crowd.
Black Mask felt a bit humiliated by this and his temper started to flare. "You're going to regret that disrespect when you see me in the ring." He responded.
"That's the other thing I want to talk to you about. I know Paul promised you a title shot, but here's the problem with that. That title shot you "earned" was for Super Maxx's title. Well, it's not his title anymore. It mine, and I never agreed to give YOU a shot at MY Championship belt." Kamehameha said.
Black Mask's anger was starting to reach a boiling point. "So what are you trying to say?" He asked, though he already knew exactly what he was saying.
"I don't think beating two washed up has beens are enough to earn a title shot. Especially when there are people in this organization that have been working towards a title shot for years, and I know I'm not the only person in that locker room who thinks that." Kamehameha's words had worked the crowd into a frenzy and the animosity between Black Mask and King Kamehameha was palpable.
"But listen." He continued. "I'm not an unreasonable man. I know, as misguided as it may have been, you were given a title shot by Paul. So how about this? How about I give you a chance to earn a title shot against me? I mean REALLY earn it. Are you willing to do that?" He asked as he got in Black Mask's face. "Or, are you going to runaway like the coward you REALLY are?"
Black Mask put the microphone up to his face but paused before he started to speak. He knew that he could make a case for Triple P and the rest of management to force Kamehameha to honor the title shot that he had already been given. However, with the crowd riled up by King Kamehameha's speech, and a challenge so bluntly thrown in his face. His pride wouldn't allow him to back down or take the easy way out.
"If you have a challenge for me, of course I accept. It doesn't matter to me what you put in front of me I'll crush it, and I'll take what's rightfully mine." Black Mask said as he dropped his microphone and exited the ring.
"Good, I'll have a match for you next Friday night. Be ready."
The next Friday night on Knockdown, Black Mask had a match scheduled by King Kamehameha for the main event, but he didn't know who it was against or what kind of match it would be. Meanwhile, the next two weeks would feature elimination matches to decide the line up that would be competing in the upcoming event Summit Clash, where competitors fight to gain possession of a vault that contains a contract that allows them to challenge for any belt in the organization.
Black Knight and Twilight Killer both had matches to decide if they would participate in the Men's competition. While Night Queen, Black Maria, and Dark Mistress would all compete for a spot in the women's competition the following week.
Twilight Killer easily won a match against an overmatched up and coming opponent. Black Knight had a fatal four way against Mystic Mac, Big Rig Robinson, and the former SWF American Champion Shinzo Nakajima.
"Robinson is no concern, and you've already defeated Mac on multiple occasions. The real threat in this match is Nakajima. He's a former Champion and a legend of the sport. He was just leaving Japan as we were joining up, so we never got the chance to face him before. To be honest, I'm almost jealous that you get the chance to fight him. Just be careful, if you focus on him too much one of your other opponents might catch you off guard." Black Mask told Black Knight.
Black Knight simply nodded in agreement before making his entrance into the ring.
All of the participants were now in the ring. Big Rig Robinson was an extremely large man with a massive dark beard and wore a flannel shirt with Jean overalls as well as a ten gallon hat. Shinzo Nakajima was a tall muscular middle aged man with his hair styled to a pointed pompadour. He had the aura of a Champion and he had the determination to get his opportunity to regain the title that he had lost.
The match started with Mystic Mac rushing towards Black Knight, apparently seeking revenge for his previous losses. Big Rig ran at Shinzo and prepared to level him with a vicious shoulder tackle. However, both men were stopped in their tracks by kicks the face that sent them crashing to the floor.
This left only Black Knight and Shinzo standing, the two men stared sizing each other up before they tied up in a grappling exchange. Shinzo managed to overpower Black Knight and whipped him into the ropes and then knocked him out of the ring with a powerful clothesline. Shinzo then shifted his focus to delivering damage to the other two men.
The match was a frenzied clash between the four men, with action unfolding inside the ring and out. Shinzo dominated most of the action, but every man had their moments.
After a while of fighting, only Black Knight and Shinzo were left standing in the ring. Shinzo was overwhelming Black Knight with his vicious barrage of strikes. Black Knight had his back to the ropes and went for a kick as Shinzo rushed in.
"Oh! He's going for an Impailer Lance!!!"
Black Knight's attempt at using one of his signature techniques was thwarted by Shinzo who had avoided the kick and shelved his leg on his shoulder, he then lifted Black Knight up and hit him with a vicious power slam.
"Oh!! And Shinzo responded by hitting him with a Shinzo Slam!!!!!!!!"
The referee started the count as Shinzo covered with Black Knight's shoulders flat on the mat.
"1!"
"2!"
Before, he could get the victory, Mystic Mac hit him from the back and disrupted the pin. He didn't do so to save Black Knight, but to give himself a chance to win.
After, Mystic Mac's interference Shinzo turned his attention to Mac and started to pummel him with strikes. He then slammed him with a powerbomb and went for the fall.
"1!"
"2!"
"3!"
The three count had been made, but the victor was not Shinzo but Black Knight. After Mac's interference, Black Knight had made his way over to Big Rig who was still unconscious and covered him for the fall just one second before Shinzo did the same against Mac. It was a cunning victory for Black Knight, but he seemed disappointed when he returned to the locker room.
"I can see that you aren't satisfied with your victory. You couldn't beat Shinzo head to head, so you had to use a more strategic method." Black Mask said as Black Knight seemed to be nodding in agreement. "I understand your frustration, but the fact remains that you found a way to win in a situation that seemed hopeless. Be proud of your victory for now. We can train harder and next time you'll be able to beat him one on one."
With Black Knight's victory two spots were secured for the Men's Summit Clash for the Dark Dynasty. The main event for the night would be Black Mask's match against an opponent set up for him by King Kamehameha. He was about to find out just what kind of match it would be.