Mono Man (played by Nathan FX) is prowling through one of Chicago’s forgotten theaters—classic brooding hero stuff—when he’s suddenly confronted by an over-eager superfan (Elite Eliot) who’s desperate to become his sidekick. Mono Man, of course, works alone. Always has. Always will.
…Or so he thinks.

Eliot talks his way into a “2-out-of-3 falls” tryout match, claiming he just needs one chance to prove himself. Mono Man tries to set the terms, like every self-important vigilante who’s read his own hype. But the fan waves it off—“Rules? Here? Nah.”Mono Man smirks, agrees, and instantly stomps the barefoot wannabe with those hero-grade leather boots. Classic Mono Man move. He gets a little offense in, feeds his ego… and that’s exactly when the fan shocks him with a monstrous punch that rattles the rafters.

Turns out?
Elite Eliot is WAY more seasoned than Mono Man ever expected.

Suddenly, the “fan” is in full control of Chicago’s favorite night-prowling hero. He rag-dolls Mono Man across the stage, mixing in comic-book-classic holds: punishing punches, sleeper holds, a vicious Cobra Clutch, even using his bare feet to choke the man he once idolized.

Mono Man is stripped of his iconic black leather boots and the fan goes to work on the exposed feet of the neighborhood hero. He puts them through the wringer, even trying to pulls the toes apart in vicious fashion.

Mono Man, dazed, swings a punch that misses by a full city block. Eliot just laughs—total villain-in-the-making energy—before unloading on the hero again and locking in a colossal Cobra Clutch meant to end the fall decisively.

But it’s a 2-out-of-3 falls match, and Eliot didn’t forget.

With Mono Man barely on his feet, Elite Eliot hits one final, epic finishing move straight out of a late-90s superhero beat-’em-up comic: a tombstone piledriver.

TOTAL RUN-TIME: 22 minutes, 14 seconds