THE ORIGIN OF IVAN THE CRUSHER

At Action City High School, where an independent wrestling event is being held with the main event between washed up wrestler Ivan the Crusher and up and coming wrestler Dean Deathlock. Now Ivan plays a Russian villain but was born in the United States. Of course, Ivan loses to Dean Deathlock in the main event and gets a small payout for his part. Ivan has suffered so many concussions during his wrestling career that he has CTE, and he is slowly beginning to believe he really is a Russian assassin. It was getting harder for Ivan to find work and he visited his former boss Pete “Mr. Gold” Manly who ran the powerhouse wrestling promotion KWE/BWC Wrestling. Ivan forced his way into Mr. Manly’s office much to the fright of Mr. Manly. “Ivan, what are you doing here? Don’t make me call the cops again,” cried Pete “Mr. Gold” Manly. Ivan grabbed Mr. Manly and held him in the air. Ivan slowly began to choke Mr. Manly. “You screwed me over. I will get my revenge on you,” said Ivan the Crusher. Ivan then slammed Mr. Manly on his desk and fled the scene. Now the police are investigating the case of Ivan the Crusher. 

The case is being led by Action City Police Chief Lester BarnSwallow. Lester is accompanied by his brother-in-law and Channel 11 cameraman Hank Hunter, who is aiding Lester in his investigation. As Pete “Mr. Gold” Manly was being taken out on a stretcher as Lester and other police officers began to examine the crime scene. “Whoever this Ivan the Crusher is, he sure is strong,” said Lester BarnSwallow. “Did you say Ivan the Crusher?” yelled Hank Hunter. Lester turned around to face Hank. “You know him, Hank?” asked Lester BarnSwallow. “Yes, Ivan the Crusher is a wrestling legend. I thought he retired years ago,” said Hank Hunter. “Hmmm, so it makes sense for him to attack his former boss. But something still doesn’t feel quite right,” said Lester BarnSwallow. Lester saw a letter on the ground and started reading it. “I have a theory on where Ivan might be heading,” said Lester BarnSwallow. Now we go to a laboratory inside Henry Q. Corp headquarters where two of Henry Q. Corp’s top scientists, Dr. Hurt and Dr. Sumo, are experimenting on Ivan. “Hold still Ivan, this won’t take long,” said Dr. Hurt. “This experiment better work. I need to be stronger, faster, and powerful,” said Ivan the Crusher. “What we’re going to do to your body will probably make you stronger for sure,” said Dr. Sumo. “I don’t know if I can trust you Dr. Sumo, we are rivals you know,” said Ivan the Crusher. “What is he talking about?” asked Dr. Hurt. “I used to be a professional wrestler before I got into science. He was an in-ring rival, but come on dude, you know wrestling is fake, you can cut the crap now,” said Dr. Sumo. “Fake, I’m Ivan the Crusher, famous Russian wrestler, and assassin,” said Ivan the Crusher. “Okay and here we go,” said Dr. Hurt. “For Mother Russia!” yelled Ivan the Crusher. Soon Dr. Hurt and Dr. Sumo were injecting Ivan with chemicals, and they were also implanting robotic parts into his body. The experiment was a success and Ivan now was stronger than ever. “With these new powers, I shall rule the world! But first, time to get rid of you two,” said Ivan the Crusher. Ivan started to beat Dr. Hurt and Dr. Sumo to the point of serious injuries and near death. After beating up Dr. Hurt and Dr. Sumo, Ivan fled the laboratory. The police arrived on the scene to find the very injured Dr. Hurt and Dr. Sumo. Hank was filming all of it while Lester and the other officers begin to investigate the scene. “Call an ambulance, these to are almost near death. But we’ll need to interrogate them later,” said Lester. “Amazing, this can’t be just steroids alone, right? What have these two done to him?” asked Hank Hunter. 

Elsewhere in the dark alleyways of Action City, Ivan the Crusher was running around like a mad man destroying anything he can. Ivan spotted a bum on the ground and picked him up. “Weak, puny, bum. I’ll destroy you because I can,” said Ivan the Crusher. “You think you can stop me. While now, I guess you’re not a true Russian,” said the mysterious bum. Suddenly the bum pulled out an amulet and waved his hands. “I am no ordinary man. I’m Ras…I mean Dasputin. And I want to work with you, we can be allies and take over this city,” said Dasputin. “Dasputin, I accept you as an ally. Have any plans?” asked Ivan the Crusher. Dasputin grinned and started laughing evilly. Soon Ivan and Dasputin were causing chaos together in Action City which got the attention of The Gifted. The Gifted arrived onto the city streets where Ivan and Dasptuin were destroying property and people. “Who are those two?” asked Dr. Laser. “I don’t know who they are, Dr. Laser. But we better stop them,” said Dr. Strong. “Wait a minute, I recognize one of those villains,” said Ms. Giant. “What are you talking about, Ms. Giant?” asked Dr. Strong. “That’s Ivan the Crusher, I used to watch him wrestle on Saturday nights,” said Ms. Giant. “So were fighting a professional wrestler. But how did he get so damn strong?” asked Dr. Laser. “No time. Let’s fight!” said Dr. Strong. The Gifted started brawling with Ivan and Dasputin. At Action City Hospital, Lester BarnSwallow was interrogating Dr. Hurt and Dr. Sumo who were both recovering from their injuries. “Talk you two. Do you know where Ivan the Crusher is?” asked Lester BarnSwallow. “We don’t know where he went after he escaped the laboratory. All we know is he’s now a bigger threat than you think,” said Dr. Hurt. “And you two were planning on doing these experiments on other wrestlers weren’t you. I saw the letter that Dr. Sumo wrote to Mr. Manly,” said Lester BarnSwallow. “We were just under orders to do these experiments,” said Dr. Sumo. “Under orders by who?” asked Lester BarnSwallow. “X-Eye,” said Dr. Sumo. Lester slammed his fists against the wall and grabbed Dr. Sumo and lifted him up. “Where is X-Eye?” yelled Lester BarnSwallow. “I can’t tell you, Mr. BarnSwallow,” said Dr. Sumo. Before Lester could beat up Dr. Sumo, the hospital began to shake and quake. “What’s going on?” asked Lester. Hank who was in the hospital waiting room looks outside to see Ivan and Dasputin battling The Gifted. “Holy cow, I better get my camera,” cried Hank Hunter. 

As The Gifted were slowly beginning to defeat Ivan and Dasputin with Hank filming the final moments of the battle. Dasputin puts his cloak-like rags over Ivan and just like that both Ivan and Dasputin disappeared. Hank lowered his camera and began to walk over towards The Gifted members who were all exhausted after their battle with Ivan and Dasputin. “Where did they go?” asked Hank Hunter. Dr. Strong dusted himself off and looked up at the sky. “I have a funny feeling I know where those two went,” said Dr. Strong. Suddenly Ivan and Dasputin were outside in a blizzard near a fancy log cabin. Ivan dusted himself off and stood in confusion as he looked around this mysterious cold environment. Ivan shivering taps Dasputin on the shoulder. “Where are we?” asked Ivan the Crusher. “Home. We are home Ivan,” said Dasputin. Just then a helicopter landed, and X-Eye emerged from it to greet Ivan and Dasputin. “Welcome to Russia gentlemen. Let’s talk business shall we,” said X-Eye. Ivan was back in his motherland with a mysterious wizard and a famous supervillain. Ivan, an American born citizen who believes he’s Russian boarded the helicopter feeling quite scared and out of place. Maybe Ivan is regaining his memories. Or maybe it’s too late for the washed-up wrestler who now wants to take over the world.

THE END!