Zander and Neil are sitting in Steves office. Zander looks upset with his head full of stitches resting on his hand. Steve has an agenda sitting in front of him which he is currently scanning through.
Steve So guys. Weve lost the Elite X championship. Sales of merchandise have gone a little downhill since then. Ratings have dropped and we also seem to be loosing out on some guests for the next season of Zander TV. Angelina Jolie has turned us down, as did Jennifer Aniston. We need to get that title back if were going to get ourselves back in the public eye again.
Zander I dont care about the money. It was never about to be about the money. All I wanted was to become the greatest wrestler of all time, and have a little fun along the way.
Steve I know but you need to make a living one way or another Zander. Youve put all your money into this reality TV show and if you dont start performing in the ring, ratings will continue to slide.
Neil Im your best friend Zander and I dont mean to criticize you, but you really need to get out to the gym more, get more focused on your wrestling career, stop messing around and be serious about this. You only seem to get serious about things whenever you lose a match. You need to be focused 100% all of the time!
Zander looks down on the table.
Steve Im here to help you Zander remember.
Zander I know
I know.
Steve On another note I seem to be getting some strange phone calls from a guy named James? Dont know if you guys know anything about this but I plan on changing my phone number soon. Just to let you know.
Zander James? Ive heard that name somewhere.
Neil theres a lot of people in the world called James, Zander.
Zander No, someone said James to me.
Steve Sorry?
Zander I remember that name from somewhere. Damn it! I cant remember right now. This is going to annoy me for the rest of the day now.
Steve Well this James says that he knows you and hes a friend of yours.
Zander ponders to himself.
Steve looks to his watch.
Steve Oh crap! I forgot Becky Serras waiting to do an interview with you Zander just now. Grab your coat, shes waiting at the café down the street.
Zander Steve, please warn me in advance before an interview so I can prepare myself! Every time
They all dash and grab their coat from the coat rack. They get outside and jog a few hundred yards to Sasas Café just down the street.
The three musketeers crash in through the door, nearly knocking an elderly couple out of their seats as they enter.
Zander looks around and spots Becky sitting by herself with her recording equipment.
Zander Shes over here guys. He waves to Becky and sits down next to her.
Becky Hello Zander. Nice to see youve made it on time this week. She laughs.
Zander Im sorry Becky. Steve forgot again. Probably best arranging these interviews with me, hes useless. He chuckles.
Becky Dont worry, Im only kidding.
Steve comes over and interrupts.
Steve Can I get you guys a drink?
Becky No thanks.
Zander Im fine cheers.
Steve Ok, no problem. Me and Neil are just going to wait over at that table there. He points to a table with a group of blondes sitting at it. One of thems got their eye on me I think.
He struts over to the table, none of the women acknowledge him what so ever.
Zander and Becky both laugh as Steve walks away.
Becky So Zander, it must feel terrible losing your championship to Frankie Smith. How do you plan on getting revenge so to speak.
Zander I think the best way to get revenge on Frankie Smith is by winning this league Im involved in for the title opportunity at Kingdome Come. Frankie would hate to see me achieving in any capacity, so even before I beat him to reclaim what is mine, I will have already gotten my revenge.
Becky Thats interesting Zander, you say youre going to reclaim what is yours?
Zander Frankie cheated me and USA out of a fair opportunity to leave the champion. He attacked us with chairs, attacked the referee and removed the padding from the turnbuckle, exposing the steel. Thats not fair! But fair play, he did what he thought he needed to do become champion. The better man may not have won, but its over and done with now and Im going to have to prove myself to the rest of the locker room again by reclaiming the gold.
Becky We know that youve had some problems with the rest of the locker room. Do you feel as though you are fitting in as well as you would have liked to?
Zander Its difficult to say Becky. I know some of the guys in this business are old fashioned and dont understand where Im coming from with Zander TV and all the rest of it. They think its for the publicity that goes around with it you know? Like Im some media seeking ****e, which is not the case at all. I'm having a bit of fun along the side of wrestling. Everyone needs their own way of just letting loose and being themselves outside the ring. I just film mines and put it on the internet.
Becky Do you think though its been too much of a distraction?
Zander Maybe, but I also think its given me some confidence in myself to go out there and wrestle the way I want to wrestle. Some people may not like the style of wrestling I chose to fight. They dont seem to like the fast paced action tied in with the submission style. Ive heard a few of the guys saying its too stop-start. It doesnt flow well together you know? Ive had people tell me to concentrate on one style and that it will lead to greater success. But Ive won a championship before with this style, so I seem to be doing fine.
Becky Well we seem to be going off track a little here Zander. She laughs.
Zander Sorry, I get a little over emotional sometimes.
Becky Has this been an emotional few weeks for you? Do you feel as though you can win this tournament?
Zander I feel as though I'm an outsiders bet, an underdog, the black horse in this one. But that suits me fine if I'm being honest with you. I made a good showing of myself in the Eurasian tournament. And Im a former champion too. But too be honest this will be a tough league, and I may need a bit of luck thrown in there too. Hopefully other matches can cause a few upsets and take point off others. But everyone in this league is capable of winning it and I see things going down to the final week.
Becky Any superstar out there whom you feel poses the biggest threat?
Zander I would say the biggest threat to losing any match would be myself.
Becky Yourself?
Zander No disrespect to the other guys in the tournament. But I'm not going to come out and say yeah I can see myself losing to him or he will probably beat me because if I go in with an attitude that I could loose, Im going to loose. I plan on taking maximum points, I feel as though on my best day I am capable of winning any match WZCW throw at me. And I hate to be the guy who bigs himself up or the guy who thinks hes the greatest. But if I dont believe in myself that I can win, why should anyone else? Everyone will be thinking the exact same thing as me, whether they want to admit it or not. Were all in this to win it. Simple as that. To win the league I need to prepare myself acordingly. No skipping gym sessions or any of that anymore, and hard work
Becky Well I'm glad youre being honest with me Zander. Lets talk about USA though. You faced him in the triple threat at Lethal Lottery, whats your game plan?
Zander I got my first taste of USA at the Lethal Lottery and I was excited to face him. We put on a fantastic showing, which was only spoiled due to some cheating. I think that I need to try and get the better of him early on though. He has great stamina and strength. Hopefully if I can wear him down a bit from the start and then hit him on the counter attack, yes I said counter attack, I can lock him up in a submission and get the tap out. Things may go differently though, I may have a few tricks up my sleeve. He winks to Becky.
Becky Well thanks for your time Zander I wish you the
Just then there is a loud banging on the window. Zander turns around and its James wearing a Zander TV t-shirt, waving furiously.
Zander Oh God! Not this kid again.
James enters the café and jumps on Zanders knee and hugs him. Zander goes bright red as Becky turns away trying to hold in her laughter.
The scene fades out as James squeezes Zander.
