After a very stressful run of events
making life difficult for Captain America, Sam Wilson decides to take
a night off, joining Joaquin (Falcon) Torres to take in a wrestling
match at Madison Square Garden. This one brings back several old
fighters from the Unlimited Class Wrestling Federation to raise money for charity. But it turns out Joaquin has invited another guest, Rage.
Sam and Elvin start to bicker about their differences but Joaquin
reminds them that they can unite for just one night in their love for
the sport....
Dennis “D-Man” Dunphy is one of the
performers in the show and he is worried about his age and weight.
Entering the ring, Dennis puts on his old act but then he meets his
mystery opponent: Lemar Hoskins a/k/a Battlestar. Unfortunately,
there is some bad blood between them: when Lamar was just starting
his wrestling career, Dennis was asked to take it easy on him, as he
was being groomed for stardom in the League. Dennis, however, in a
self-important mood, beat Lemar badly, ending the young fighter's
career before it had even started. And now Battlestar has a mean and
ugly look facing off against his one-time foe—and the battle is on.
Sam is startled to see Redwing in the
arena—and then he and Joaquin pick up what the bird is seeing (via
technology given them in issue #13). The event organizer, Jim Jay
McMayhew, and his henchmen are stealing the charity money raised that
night. Sam and Joaquin shout this to Dennis and he and Battlestar
jump out of the ring and take on the baddies. The battle is swift,
victorious...and “a helluva lot of fun” for the two wrestlers.
After the match, Dennis and Lemar talk
and the latter reveals he has no real grudge against Dennis, it was
just a part of the show. Sam looks back on the evening and is
grateful for the chance to join with people of all types uniting to
enjoy something that makes them happy.