Shoici Arai steps to the podium.
*translated from Japanese
With Onita retired, FMW has entered a new era. In this new era FMW has decided to bring some rules into play. All matches, unless specified, will have a twenty count on the floor and a disqualification rule. The Brass Knuckles title matches will ignore those rules, including the upcoming Grand Slam tournament. Death matches will still have their place in FMW and we intend to provide the best hardcore wrestling in the world today.
Now I would like to introduce the next man in the Grand Slam tournament and someone who knows a lot about rules and enforcing them. From Cobb County Georgia, The Big Boss Man!