"Good evening everyone, I'm Leonard T. Asherman."
"During the late hours on Saturday, October 15, 2016, Zero McHannon stated his intentions to leave Frontier Grappling Arts and take the FGA World Championship title belt with him. Myself and other members of the Executive Committe had reached out to Mr. McHannon. However, attempts to contact Mr. McHannon were blocked as he has refused any and all means of communication with FGA Officials."
"FGA is a very proud company. Throughout its rich history, this company has seen some of the biggest names come through these doors and call this company home. However, regardless of their stature in the world of professional wrestling, no one individual is bigger than the company. Therefor, due to refusing to comply and adhere to the contract that he signed, in addition to taking company property, effectively immediately, FGA no longer recognizes Zero McHannon as its World Champion and will declare the championship vacant."
"The FGA World Championship will not stay vacant for a prolonged period of time. Starting on Episode 23 of Vertigo, FGA will be hosting a four round tournament called the Wildcard Lottery. Sixteen FGA grapplers will be chosen at random. The first round will consist of four tag team matches, with grapplers being teamed up in the order that their names were selected. The quarterfinals of the tournament will see those advancing tag team partners face each other in singles competition."
"The four remaining participants will then advance to the 5th Year Anniversary Show on November 12, where the semifinals and finals of the tournament will be held. It'll be on that night where FGA will crown its new World Champion. In addition to winning the championship, the tournament winner will also receive $100,000."
"The following FGA grapplers are eligible for the drawing: Dom Harter, Johnny Karma, Dan Herrera, Sunshine Scandalous Tony Carmine, Cordy Stevenson, Annie Zellor, Noelle Smith, Izzy Anders, Johnny Cannon, Salem Cartier, Savannah Taylor, Mark Storm, Nero Darling, Molly Reid, Kevin Hardaway, Ruby Tyler, Chris Tryon, Jason Marx, Danny Diamond, Evan Envi, Ryan LeCavalier, Kyle Ohio, LJ Summers and Chris Madison."
"Due to injury, Chris Bond is not eligible for this drawing."
"Due to ongoing legal issues, Skylar Cloud is not eligible for the drawing."
"Since the following have yet to debut, Julian Tijerina, the Elysian Empire, Jaxson Blade and Armageddon are not eligible for this drawing."
"Due to personal issues, Jimmy Page, Yun Goeun and Ricky Valero are not eligible for this drawing."
"And due to a recent failed bid at the FGA World Championship, Chandler Scott is not eligible for this drawing."
"This drawing will take place tonight at 11:15 pm Eastern Standard Time from the FGA Headquarters here in Bloomfield, New Jersey. Each selection will be live tweeted courtesy of the official FGA twitter account, @FGAwrestling. Immediately following the results of this lottery, the full match card for Vertigo E23, which will be emanating live from the Prairie Capital Convention Center on October 29, will be released."
"Thank you for your time."
