Off camera

We open to an open desert land, Maniac has no idea how he got here but something compelled him to move forward and explore. It’s all the same for miles, dry cracked land and cloudy skies but Maniac walks on hoping that he can find a way out when in the distance he sees the outline of a structure. He quickens his pace and heads towards the structure hoping that it wasn’t a mirage but when he finally got to it he instantly wished it was, the HWA training facility stood in front of him totally destroyed and burning. Windows were smashed out, chunks of the building were gone, and the entire building was on fire. People who work in the building will randomly jump from a broken window or jump through one that’s not, all of them are on fire and scream as they flail their arms and legs as they plummeted to the ground. Some don’t jump however, some just use the broken glass to end themselves. Every inch seared as the fire burned it away and Maniac could hear the building randomly creaking as if screaming to be put out of its misery. But the worst was in front of the building where the HWA ring stood in the same condition as the building, destroyed and on fire. In the ring was everyone, HWA staff and talent all ripped into pieces and littered the inside and outside of the ring. On the turnbuckles closest to Maniac was Butch and Wisdoms severed heads, both their faces mutilated in some way and frozen in fear. In the center of the ring, surrounded by body parts and gore is Mandy who has been literally crucified as she hangs nailed to a giant cross. Her throat has been slashed and she has been cut open, leaving her insides hanging down with some hitting the mat and joining the gore below. But what really breaks Maniac is the unborn fetus that hangs from Mandy’s empty stomach, it has barely begun to form limbs but Maniac can see that its face is painted just like his. Maniac falls to his knees and screams in horror as tears stream down his face, he continues to scream and cry uncontrollably until a loud growl brings him out of it and Maniac looks up at the source of the growl. Standing on top of the destroyed and burning HWA training facility stands DreamMaster who’s looking down at Maniac with those burning red eyes, the demon  points down at Maniac with a clawed hand and speaks.

DreamMaster: The end is nigh!!!!!!

All of a sudden the ground shakes and a split opens up right under the ring, it spreads quickly and it’s not long until the ring and everything that was in it falls into the hole that has now become a fiery pit. There’s another rumble in the ground, only this time it’s more intense then the first one and suddenly what appears to be a giant serpent rises from the pit. It rises up more and more until it’s well passed the height of the HWA training facility before it finally looks down at Maniac, and while it has the body of a serpent it had the head of a lion with the mane included and the face of a bear. Lucifer’s red eyes bear down on Maniac before it grins, showing rows upon rows of sharp teeth which sends chills down Maniac’s spine. The serpent doesn’t hesitate, it lunges right at Maniac with it’s mouth wide open causing him to scream in absolute terror as he covers up with his arms…

Mandy: Maniac wake up, you’re having a bad dream!

Mandy shakes Maniac trying to wake him up as he kicks and screams next to her in bed, they’re at the Blacksburg Bed & Breakfast still in Blacksburg, Virginia until Maniac can talk to the police about what happened on his bus after Art of War. After a few minutes of shaking him and yelling his name Maniac finally jolts awake, sitting straight up in bed and breathing heavily he looks over at Mandy wide eyed in shock and fear from his nightmare.

Maniac: Mandy, are you pregnant?

The question takes Mandy by surprise and she says nothing for a few moments but when she goes to answer she’s interrupted by her cellphone ringing, she looks from her cellphone, back to Maniac, and then back to her cellphone then gets up and answers it to find that it Julia from front office letting her know that not only is there a new card for Havoc but Maniac has an interview at CBS. Mandy listens as she’s given details about the card and Maniac’s upcoming interview when her eyes go wide which catches Maniac’s attention and she mouths the words “Sadie Hawkins Havoc” and Maniac is instantly on his phone and checking the HWA website.  His jaw nearly hits the floor when he sees the card and has to keep from dropping his phone.

Friday, May 29, 2026

Barclays Center, Brooklyn, NY

Sadie Hawkins Havoc

Luna “Rain” Draconis vs. DreamMaster

Alexis Rose vs. Tobias Clarke

Sarah Callahan vs. Hans von Richtoven

Erica Martinez vs. Jesse Draconis

Azami Kiriyama vs. Stu-E Price

Also on Havoc

CBS Special Interview

w/ World Champion – Maniac

Maniac just stares at his phone for a moment, to stunned to say or do anything and doesn’t notice that Mandy is off the phone and has walked over and turned on the TV. She flips through until she finds ESPN, and they were replaying Wisdoms recent message to the HWAverse which both Mandy and Maniac watched without a word. Maniac returns his gaze to his phone and scrolls down and his blood boils when he sees Matt Miller’s face, he wasn’t angry about what Matt did to him he understood that it was what Matt did to Jeremy that he was angry about. You don’t do that to someone that you claim you love and are suppose to protect, Maniac keeps scrolling before he throws his phone and sees the poster for the upcoming Blood, Sweat, and Tears with both he and Stu-E Price featured on it. Maniac rolls his eyes and closes his phone, heading back over to the bed and sitting down and is soon joined by Mandy who rubs his back as she talks.

Mandy: What’s wrong baby? What was your dream about?

Maniac proceeds to tell Mandy his dream before they get ready and head out so Maniac could talk to the police as the scene fades.
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Off camera

We open hours later to Maniac in the back of a limousine on its way to Brooklyn, New York. Maniac’s arms are folded across his chest as he stares forward and Mandy sits next to him fast asleep with her head resting on his shoulder but Maniac is focused ahead at the empty seat, a look of annoyance on his face. It doesn’t take long however, Maniac looks over to check on Mandy and when he looks back Antonio is sitting across from him also with his arms folded across his chest. They just stare at each other for a few tense moments in complete silence before Maniac finally breaks the silence.

Maniac: Find the end at the beginning, ring any bells?

Antonio shakes his head.

Antonio: Nope, no clue.

Maniac: Really? You sure about that? The envelope with the message had your name on it so maybe think hard on this one.

Mandy stirs and then sleepily lifts her head off Maniac’s shoulder, she can barely open her eyes as she tries to look at Maniac and speak.

Mandy: Who are you talking to?

Maniac: Nobody Mandy bear just going over some things I’m going to say during my interview, go back to sleep

Mandy doesn’t argue, she simply nods and leans her head on the window going right back to sleep. Maniac smiles at her and then returns his gaze to Antonio who still hasn’t answered Maniac’s question.

Maniac: I think you know, but since you won’t say it for whatever reason I will. Whoever this is obviously want us to back to where it ALL began, to our childhood home. I know you have answers, why are you keeping them from me?

Antonio simply shrugs his shoulders.

Antonio: Why have you been keeping the spear of destiny from me?

Maniac is shocked that Antonio knows about the spear but still says nothing and the two have a stare off as the scene fades.