Superfights

Jack intervenes when Sally Wong is mugged at an ATM on a city street late at night, turning him into a national sensation. The incident catches Roger Sawyer's attention and he offers Jack a place in the Superfights, hinting at bigger opportunities ahead. Jack accepts, eager to prove himself and honor the pendant from his childhood hero.

Sawyer signs Jack to the Superfights and assigns him to train with Angel, one of the top stars. Jack is christened 'The All-American Hero' and begins his formal indoctrination into the glamorous yet dangerous world of the league. The setup marks the start of his professional journey.

Jack endures weeks of intensive training under Angel, who also flirts with him and hands over pills she claims are vitamins. The training corridors buzz with confidence and tension as Jack adapts to a new, tougher standard. The pills foreshadow darker implications behind the success.

After the grueling training, Jack fights his debut and wins, sparking a rapid winning streak. He begins to wonder if the veterans are soft-pighting him or if the system is stacking the deck. The crowd's cheers mask an underbelly of manipulation within the league.

During a morning jog, a mysterious ninja taunts Jack and then delivers a chilling warning: the Superfighters are involved in drug dealing and murder. The visitor urges Jack to dissociate from the pills and the criminal ecosystem around the league. The encounter plants seeds of doubt about his chosen path.

Sally's grandfather invites Jack to train in Tai Chi, helping him broaden his fighting repertoire. The elder analyzes the vitamin pills and reveals they are a deadly mixture of steroids and mind-control drugs distributed by Sawyer. The revelation shifts Jack's view of his mentor and the league he joined.

One drug deal goes wrong and Sawyer sends in his top enforcer, The Beast, to eliminate the crooked dealer. The violence underscores the criminal networks underpinning the Superfights, setting a tone of danger that weighs on Jack. The confrontation hints at a larger conspiracy behind the league's glitter.

The dealer's brother and accomplices ambush Sawyer and Angel the following morning, only to be easily defeated by Sawyer's skill. The display confirms to Jack that the outer glamour hides ruthless power. The scene cements Sawyer's control over his operation.

Jack is ordered to throw a match against Dark Cloud but refuses and wins instead, signaling his independence. Sawyer then forces him into a dangerous pact with Budokai, Night Stalker, and Dark Cloud to extort money from a local Chinese restaurant. The coercive alliance shows the real costs of success in this world.

Back at Sawyer's operation, Jack secretly observes The Beast tearing into Sawyer's men before being subdued by a tranquilizer dart. The incident hints at the fragility of control within the criminal machine and deepens Jack's resolve to uncover the truth. The moment foreshadows a cataclysmic confrontation looming ahead.

Jack returns home only to be attacked by a ninja who unmasks Budokai, revealing his undercover status with the police. Budokai explains that The Beast is Mike Rocco, Jack's childhood hero forced into Sawyer's service. Spurred by the revelation, Jack commits to joining Budokai's mission to bring Sawyer down.

Sawyer kidnaps Sally and Jack's mother, threatening a final showdown. In a brutal cage match with a pendulum wrapped in barbed wire, Jack defeats Sawyer as Angel sacrifices herself by fighting Sawyer and taking a fatal kick to the throat. Police arrive as Grandfather and a recovering Budokai witness Jack's triumph, crowning him a true American hero.