WZCW World tag team champions Flex Mussel and Ramparte can be seen sitting comfortably on a cozy couch placed in the living of Rampartes mansion. Both seemed very relaxed and easy going with the Catalyst guarding an open dictionary on his lap with his championship over his shoulder and the fitness trainer doing some wrist exercises with his belt firmly around his waist. In front of the champions on a coffee table seems to be a small tripod with a camera on it planted right on the money makers of the first two heads of Cerberus.
Flex: Cerberus and Hard Metal Penetration.
Ramparte: When you think of those two teams in the same sentence you really only think of one thing they have in common: mutual hate.
Flex: Hate
do you mind looking up the exact definition of that word Ram?
Ramparte: Why I just happened to have a dictionary right here good monsieur.
The Catalyst quickly flips to an already bookmarked page of a seemingly dated dictionary from Rampartes private library. He uses his finger to spot the word and promptly begins to read the definition for all to hear.
Ramparte: Hate: a feeling of intense or passionate dislike for someone.
Flex: Wow, hate seems to be a strong word.
Ramparte: Strong indeed, almost as strong as you Flex.
Flex: I hate to say it Ram, but it may be stronger.
Ramparte does a sarcastic and playful gasp as a ridiculous look of disappointment and sadness comes over the face of the healthiest man alive. After their gag is over the two return their attention to the camera to address whoever theyre talking to.
Flex: What my partner and I are getting at here is that hate has become too powerful of a word to describe the relationship between Cerberus and Hard Metal Penetration.
Ramparte: Dont get us wrong, there was certainly a time in which a tight knot of passionate disgust and detestation is all that held our two teams together.
Flex: However, Ram and I have evolved past that. We realized that we have no reason to hate Alhazred or S.H.I.T., because without them we wouldnt be the two most established superstars in WZCW today.
Ramparte: S.H.I.T. and Alhazred when you took our titles all the way back at Kingdom Come we were enraged, we wanted to kill you guys, and we almost broke up as a team.
Flex: The passion and the fire you two lit under us was something that we needed to bring our cohesiveness and talent to such a level that we were practically blood thirsty animals leaving you two in a pool of your own blood on a weekly basis.
Ramparte: Physically decimating you two almost became like beating a dead horse with a stick.
Flex: But the hatred the four of us shared got us to a point Im not sure we expected to get: we main evented the first PPV of this calendar year.
Ramparte: For the first and maybe only time in WZCW history the tag team titles main evented a PPV, in an I Quit Match no less.
Flex: And it was after we beat you two in that I Quit Match, after we let our hatred and anger consume so much of us that we physically and mentally destroyed you to a point where you had to bend to our will that we realized just how much you two mean to us.
Ramparte: I mean well never be in each others Christmas cards but we have to admit we owe quite a bit to you two.
Flex: If we had defeated you two at Kingdom Come we probably would have continued being cocky and complacent. Without that loss we wouldnt have been record tying two time WZCW tag champs and we might never have elevated our tag team titles to the point theyre at now.
Ramparte: Because of you Hard Metal Penetration, because Alhazred and S.H.I.T. are two of the most popular and well recognized wrestlers ever to grace a WZCW ring that we were able to make the tag division one of the most entertaining parts of this company in months. And in the process of waging war with you two Flex and I became more capable and more established stars than we ever could have dreamed to be. So despite all that has happened, all thats been said, and even all thats been done we respect Hard Metal Penetration as a team and all that theyve done separately.
Flex: Now heres the part you two dont want to hear: you needed us just as much, if not more than we needed you.
Ramparte: If it wasnt for us putting Amber Warren out of action would you have even been on the Kingdom Card S.H.I.T.? If it wasnt for us taking out every other team would there have been an excuse for you an Alhazred to parade around as heroes to save WZCW from the big bad dogs known as Cerberus?
Flex: And what did that false bravado and fan adulation get you two? It made you weak, it made you cocky, and it left you wide open to be torn apart by the jaws of Cerberus.
Ramparte: You know that anger and hatred you two have been feeling? Its exactly the same thing we felt when you two took away our belts. Just like us you two were on top of the world as champions until we brought you right back down to a cold hard reality.
Flex: The difference is this time however is that just because were the current champs doesnt mean were over confident. Were just as good as weve ever been. Not only acquiring wins as a team but beating top tier talent all on our own, while Alhazred and S.H.I.T. have let their grievances and hatred cloud them from success in recent weeks.
Ramparte: Yet despite all that the fans love you, they want you to succeed, and this is potentially the most popular you two have ever been.
Flex: So what were trying to get through to Alhazred and S.H.I.T. is that we all needed each other to reach new heights in our careers and despite what ill will they wish upon us we no longer hate Hard Metal Penetration, but we instead have realized they are way past their expiration date.
Ramparte: How long have Alhazred and S.H.I.T. been in WZCW?
Flex: Maybe four or five years a piece I believe.
Ramparte: And despite all that time, all that talent, and all those fans behind them neither has risen to the levels of their former allies Ty Burna and Barbosa. Hell even younger and arguably more inexperienced talents such as Ricky Runn have acquired legendary feats and World title reigns in a lesser period of time than they have. One has to wonder is it because they're just not that good enough or is it something else?
Flex: You want to know what that something else is S.H.I.T. and Alhazred? It's the fact that youre holding each other back. I get that you two are best friends and a great team but if you werent bogged down by your pride and anger who knows what great things you two could accomplish your own.
Ramparte: Had you two just given up after you quit either of you could have been in the Gold Rush finals, maybe even facing each other for a shot at the World title.
Flex: I remember Alhazred once said something along the lines of We don't need these titles. S.H.I.T. and I are capable of doing anything we want whenever we want on our own. And thats where Hard Metal Penetration and Cerberus differ. You two dont need these titles, but we most certainly do. We need to prove to the world that they we are the absolute best team on this planet. This isnt a game to us, this isnt just about petty revenge or jealousy, being better than all the competition is something that Cerberus thrives off of and its why well go down as one of the greatest teams in WZCW history.
Ramparte: So at WZCW Gold Rush we have decided that much like Flex and I have climbed the metaphorical ladder of success and respect all throughout WZCW were going to climb actual ladders to bring back our championships and once and for all end this war, end Hard Metal Penetration, and prove that Cerberus is the dominant team in WZCW.
Flex: And I know we make it seem like a piece of cake but we fully know it wont be easy and we fully know there is a good possibility we could lose. We know just how damn good you two are and we know that to put you down once and for all well have to beat you harder than we ever did before if we want to retain our belts. We know that anger and pride you have inside wont let you go down without putting up a fight.
Ramparte: But its that anger and pride that has blinded you all this time and will continue to blind you as Cerberus feeds off your hatred and puts an end to your hopes and dreams of walking out victorious.
Flex: So in a nutshell weve transcended anger and hate towards you Hard Metal Penetration, but in no way shape or form will we let you two have the last laugh against all the hard work weve built up over the last year and a half. We made this video to personally tell you and the entire WZCW universe that our feud has done wonders for all of us, but all good things must come to an end, and it will end with Cerberus standing atop a fifteen foot high ladder raising our championships high in the air as you two watch from below as defeated men.
Cerberus: HAIL CERBERUS!!!!
After their trademark catchphrase the monsieur of muscle quickly goes behind the tripod to turn off the camera as Ramparte grabs his championship belt and begins to look at his reflection, almost as if its one of the last times hell do it.
Flex: I know youre not the type to get all touchy feely but I wanted you to know that regardless of what happens at Gold Rush it has been an extreme honor to call you my tag team partner.
Ramparte: Likewise my friend, but this isnt the time for emotional goodbyes, I fully intend for our title reign to live on past Gold Rush.
Flex: As do I but I think we both know were facing two desperate men and who knows what deprived lengths theyll go to get back what they think is theirs. And just in case something does happen theres something I want to get off my chest now, something Ive honestly been afraid to tell you the last couple of weeks.
Ramparte: What is it Flex?
Flex: I like Eve Ram, I like her more than a friend, I maybe even love her. Theres just something about these last couple of weeks that have really opened my eyes to not only her outer beauty but the special kind of person she is on the inside. Ive been afraid to tell you this because I dont want things to get weird between the three of us but the truth is I cant hold it in anymore. I finally intend to man up and act on these feelings Ram and since youre my best friend I wanted you to know beforehand.
Ramparte: Oh
well um-
Flex: I dont expect you to be fully on board with it or even comprehend how I can be so attracted to someone who was almost like a sister to us but just know this doesnt change anything between us in the slightest. I care for Eve just as much as I care for you and the amount of trust and respect I have in you two will never ever change.
Mussel quickly hugs Ramparte who is stunned by all of the information just being thrown upon him. After a few seconds where it seemed like his arms may have been limp he gives Flex a pretty half-hearted hug and smile.
Ramparte: Im
Im glad you trusted me enough to tell me this Flex, you really are my best friend.
Flex: And youre mine Ramsy.
Ramparte: Now if youll excuse me Im going to get a nap in before our flight.
The Catalyst slowly makes his way up the stairs of his mansion as the doorbell rings prompting Flex to quickly answer it. The bodybuilder opens the door to reveal the Eurasian champion Eve Taylor on the front step.
Flex: Hey!
Eve: Hey! Am I interrupting anything?
Flex: Not at all, your timing is actually impeccable. What brings you over?
Eve: Just wanted to say hello to my favorite boys before Im off on my flight to Chicago, I know you two love birds have a flight together scheduled for tomorrow. Speaking of which where is Ramparte?
Flex: Taking a nap.
Eve: That's a shame, I was hoping to show you both my childhood pageant video you two kept asking to see.
Flex: Well we should watch it anyway, I can tell him about it later.
And with the invitation set the first and third heads of Cerberus gladly sit down on the cozy couch, and proceeded to watch the aforementioned video. The two laugh throughout enjoying each others company immensely. Ramparte watches from the top of the stairs as his stablemates continue to playfully shove each other as Flex jokes about Eve's childhood video.
