Today in the Trinity Universe

And more violence!

2004
[Aberrant] Manhattan Meltdown, the inaugural match of the XWF, takes place in Madison Square Garden. Louis Freeman makes his legitimate sporting debut, now calling himself "Duke 'Core' Baron." The pay-per-view event, carried live via OpNet and N!, is the highest-rated television event of the year. Licensing revenues top the US$1 billion mark in a single year.

The XWF makes stars out of gladiators like Core, Rob "Superbeast" Steele and Christine "Terminatrix" Jesensky.

She may kill me for this...

...but happy birthday, despairingaura!