Now the host of Rage's spirit, Woolie aims to find a worthy opponent to challenge him. His first order is to kick in the door of Mr. McMuscles' office and threaten to eternally imprison the super awesome Mrs. McMuscles within the dark dimension known only as the Woolie Hole if he does not agree to his demands. Woolie's sole demand? For the ZWF to host a tournament at that month's pay-per-view - a tournament now discarded from the PPV lineup: The Lord of the Scrubs. Mr. McMuscles has no choice but to acquiesce to Woolie's demands.
In the lead-up to the tournament, a number of qualifying matches are held across the numerous Fisticuffsepisodes to determine the eight combatants who will compete in the tournament proper. Two notable events take place during this time:
First is the return of a legend of the ZWF: the enigmatic Punishment, a mythical figure who appears only when he is needed. His identity remains a mystery, though many suspect him to be Mr. McMuscles' personal bodyguard. A warrior of mythical proportions, he qualifies with no problem.
The second event occurs during the second week. After utterly destroying an opponent and qualifying for the tournament, Woolie is approached by Jerry the Predator, his tag partner with whom he formed The Dreadators. Jerry tries to get through to Woolie, but his efforts prove fruitless. He then challenges Woolie to a match, which results in Jerry being savagely beaten and ultimately, killed.
Seeing the carnage and remembering the times he had worked with Jerry in the past against Corrupted Shinnok and the Alien menace, retired superstar Maximilian declares his entrance into the tournament to avenge his fallen friend, like Johnny Cage in the Mortal Kombat movie.
Maximilian was once one of the most prolific superstars of the ZWF, having helped Mr. McMuscles clean up the mean streets of Montreal during the latter's brief political career. He was crowned champion in the previous Lord of the Scrubs tournament. However, his hubris lead to his downfall as he became a dark, twisted version of his former self; a Scrublord. He was eventually restored to his old self by his treasured friends following a savage battle with Mr. McMuscles. Max's guilt over the incident lead to his retirement from competition, and the wounds Mr. McMuscles received in the battle forced him to retire as well. Despite these events and the fear that he may once again become twisted into a vile Scrublord, Max cannot stand for the injustice Woolie has committed, and vows to see him defeated, even if he must lose himself to the Dark Hadou to do so.
Mr. McMuscles arranges a training camp for the competitors aside from Woolie, adamant that the Super Predator must not win the tournament, else he gain ultimate power and merge the Earthrealm with the Woolie Hole. In the end, they can only hope one of the seven can emerge victorious. Each competitor vows to give it their all to ensure the best man goes through and defeats Woolie.
The eight competitors in the tournament are as follows:
Woolie, Maximilian, The Punishment, Cactus Pat, Uncenable, Kenny, Agent Francis York Morgan, and Zubaz.
Warren is later found murdered in the locker room. The security footage shows no one else in the room when Warren receives a vicious FU from the invisible assailant. Reptile is forced to flee as he is believed to be the only person the security cameras cannot see.
Everything comes to a head at the pay-per-view at the end of the month. Woolie proceeds almost unmatched, utterly annihilating York in the first round, and The Baz in the second. As Max and Punishment prepare to face off in the second semi-final match, Woolie realises that the planets are now perfectly aligned for his dark plan, and he intrudes on the match, jump-starting the final match as a two-on-one - Maximilian and Punishment, the new Metro Cruisers, vs Woolie, the Black Super Predator of Africa.
The battle is intense. Max is forced to unleash his ultimate power: Benny leaps into the ring and fuses with Max, transforming into Maximilian von Bennywulf (picture Max's Benny customisation for Sabrewolf). Even with this added power, Woolie is still too powerful. Punishment takes a mortal blow for Max, giving Max the adrenaline, anger and sheer determination to perform a top-tier ultra combo on Woolie, expelling Rage's essence from his body and scattering it to the winds.
In the confusion, Punishment disappears, presumably to heal through the Punishsleep. Max is hailed as a hero, but returns to the position of announcing, as Takahata had filled in for him on commentary and his shit-spewing had become canon. Woolie, meanwhile, mourns the death of his friend and tag partner.