MD32 - Second Coming vs. Corey Payne & Byakko (Special Ref: William Teach)

[Phoenix]

Four Teams battle for the chance to face the Tag Champions at Kingdom Come in an elimination tournament. The former champions Second Coming will take on the unlikely pair of Corey Payne and Byakko as they look to reclaim what they lost just before the Lethal Lottery. Will Second Coming stay focused when one half of the champions, William Teach, is refereeing the match?

Deadline is Monday 30th November 23:59 EST

 

[Mantaur Rodeo Clown]

The scene is William Teach’s locker room. He has “I would Walk 500 miles” by the Proclaimers playing in the background as he gets ready for his officiating job to the beat. When I wake up! Teach rises up and does some stretches Well I know I’m gunna be! Teach walks over to the box left by Leon Kensworth in the corner, with “Give to Kurtesy when done” written on it. I’m gunna be the man who wakes up next to you! He opens the box and pulls out the Mumu sized ref shirt. The music cuts short as Teach holds out the ridiculously sized shirt as far as his arms will go.

William Teach: Jesus, is Kurtesy on the Subway diet or something?

He continues to get ready, psyching himself up. He slaps himself around in the face a bit. Slips on the shirt, does some more stretches. He jogs on the spot, puts on a whistle. He looks himself deep in the mirror, shouting at himself “Are you going to be fair? ARE YOU?” The scene is very intense and Teach readies himself for the big match. He walks out the door and the camera catches him in a glow, standing in the doorway of his lockerroom, posing and looking powerful. The camera then pans down to reveal that Teach as forgotten to wear any pants. Luckily, the gigantic shirt covers his crotch.

Teach: Dammit. Knew I forgot something!

He heads back inside, and begins to put in pants as Stacey Madison makes her way inside the locker room, laughing.

Madison: So I knew you were thick, but damn! I just saw that little public display on the monitors in the production truck. Wow!

Teach: (whispers) At least my legs aren't all cellulite and goose fat….

Madison:(shocked) What?

Teach: Sorry Stace Ventura, you must of mis-heard

Madison: Oh no you don’t you little…PHEEEEW

Teach: This whistle comes in really handy you know.

Madison: You didn’t let me…PHEEEEW just let me …PHEEEEW I didn’t even …PHEEEEW You can go stick your…PHEEEEW up your…PHEEEEW!

Teach is now rasping, bent double over, wheezing from blowing so hard into the whistle, his face red.

Madison: (Shaking her head, obviously used to the antics of Teach by now) Was that worth it? I may as well interview you now, you dolt. I was going to do it later in the ring, but if I have to spend any longer here I may explode.

Teach: (gasping for breath) Ok…..go.

Madison: You already know the sitch, everyone goes on WZCW.com. Just hurry up and give me your thoughts on the match and the participants.

Teach: (now recovered) Well. Is it just me or do Second Coming take themselves entirely too seriously? My god. Lighten up guys! Go to see a movie. Throw a Frisbee. Get headbutted out of the Lethal Lottery Match by a Russian guy. I don’t know, do something exciting. It’s always doom and gloom with them, and you can never have fun in the ring with guys like that. I mean, I’d rather powerslam a nice guy then some downer, ya know?

Madison: Not at all. Continue

Teach: And now we have Byakko and Corey Payne. Nice guys I guess. Prototype guy right? I’m not really into Mixed Martial Arts or anything, so I’ll have to do a bit of research on him. I’ll ask Zander if I can borrow his Karate Kid Collection. I mean, it’s an odd pairing, him and Byakko. I’m intrigued to see what connection they have. A friendship? Some similar training methods? A shared love for shishkebab? Can Byakko eat that through his mask? I guess I’ll have to watch closely. For their connection, not his eating habits mind you.

Madison: Can we get back to the wrestling and not go onto Byakko's diet?

Teach: I'll be frank. I guess you can stay as Stace. Kurtesy is the analsyt of our team. As soon as I get in there, it's all instinct. When those fans are cheering you on, you forget that Garth Black has an awful haircut or that Max Karzai has back acne. You cannot duplicate that rush. All I care about is making sure those fans go home happy, and that we leave with the gold. If I have to go through a shishkebab eating Japanese wrestler or a pair of absolute buzz killers in Second Coming, does it matter? Me and Kurtesy are still the best in the world. I hope nobody in this tournament forgets that.

Madison: So who do you WANT to go through?

Teach: (shrugs)Whoever is the best. If we kept on facing the same awful guys, life would be so....boring. You know whats scary? That myself and Kurtesy haven't even begun to be really tested yet. We haven;t even reached the full extent of our abilities. I'm not quite sure if I even know the full extent of the abilities of William Teach. How....exciting is that? Makes my legs tingle (looks down, realises its just a breeze on his naked legs)

Madison: You said it yourself though. You are unfamiliar with Byakko and Payne’s style. You can't just keep pulling the same moves in every match.Regardless of how good you think you are, adrenaline and instinct alone won't keep winning you matches.

Teach: It’s won me Tag Titles so far hasn’t it? Kept me undefeated?

Madison: Well yeah, but….

Teach: But?

Madison: (Can’t think of a reason) Uh….

Teach: (Gasps violently) Oh. My. God. I’ve done it. I have her stumped. Thank god the cameras are rolling. PHIL! Get this is. I have to run before she can recover! (Teach dashes out of the room)

Madison: (pouts, then snickers) Does he realise that he doesn’t have his shoes on?

A loud “Dammit!” is heard from the hall

Madison: There you have it ladies and gentlemen, William Teach, WZCW dumbest piece of…PHEEEEW

The camera pans to Teach standing in the doorway with whistle in mouth, smiling in the camera. He turns to the camera.

Teach: William Teach, WZCW’s tag team champion and for ONE NIGHT ONLY, your referee.

 

[Tastycles]

We're backstage and with Becky Serra and Jonny Klamor

You need to find him and do an interview, otherwise we'll look inept. Well, I won't, you will, but I don't like to be associated with failures.

But I have no idea where he is.

Maybe he's where he ended up being last week.

I couldn't find him last week

The cameraman did, he was in the rafters. Do you even watch our shows?

The rafters?!? I'm not going up there, I'm afraid of heights.

Pathetic. I'm not going up there, so you'll have to.

Fine

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We're high above the arena and Becky is about to step onto a long gangway. All of a sudden a suited man in thick 1980s NHS glasses, a side parting and a moustache appears. He begins to speak in a nasally voice

Excuse me, where do you think you are going?

Err, I'm trying to interview someone, who are you.

I am the arena's health and safety advisor, and I cannot allow you to go any further. One more move and you'll be in violation of the Arena's code and conduct section 4 subclause 3.

But I need my interview!

I'm sorrry, but I don'tmake the rules. (to himself) but I wish I did. (to Becky) I found a piece of paper outside, maybe this is a clue.

What does it say?

The Book of Garth Chapter 3 verses 1-3

And lo, the Second Coming were back together,
Chomping at the bit and pulling on the tether,
If their efforts are not to be in vain,
Then they'll need a second tag reign

The referee will surely have some devious scheme,
And the opponents are an unknown team
But Phoenix will surely rise to the task again
And Garth will make light work of both men

Byakko will fall foul of the Meltdown Thriller,
And Corey will see the effects of the Paynekiller
Teach will prove that he's noone to fear
And Garth Black...


Enough with the rhymes, where is he!?!

Becky storms off before the suited man removes his glasses and false moustache, revealing himself to be Garth Black

well, he's here.

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Dejected, Becky is sitting outside the arena, waiting to see if Garth will show up. A bearded man wearing a baseball cap his walks past.

Excuse me, have you seen a wrestler around here?

Je suis desolé madame, je ne peux pas parle l'anglais.

An Italian, great.

Italien, non! Je suis français. Et je suis le prophète du Garth Black

Garth Black? You know him?

Quoi?

Talk to me about Garth Black

Bien sur.

He pulls out a piece of paper

Not this again...

Je lis du livre du Garth, chapitre trois vers trois

Apres Garth n'a pas gagné la loterie mortelle
Sa recherche pour le championat équipe est devenue obsessionnelle
étonnamment, je dois dire encore un fois,
La bette fils n'a noté pas que...

ENOUGH!!!

Becky storms off, and again the Frenchman removes his beard and hat to reveal himself as Garth Black

...c'est moi.

 

[The Prototype]

The camera pans around a room, quickly identified as Corey Payne’s locker room, right after the Lethal Lottery. “Prototype” Corey Payne is laying on a long wooden bench in his boxers, slightly groaning as a doctor tends to Corey’s injuries as Corey’s uncle, Tyson James, looks on with concern. A large bruise is on Corey’s forehead, and his eyes looked glassed over. After checking him, the doctor looks up at Tyson.

Tyson: So, does he have a concussion?

Doctor: Well, it’s not a major one, but Phoenix’s kick definitely gave him a concussion.

Tyson: (concerned) Will he be okay?

Doctor: He’ll be fine in a few days. But he needs to take it easy and rest. I’ll write him a prescription for his head pain. If it gets worse, call me.

Tyson: Thanks Doc.

Tyson watches as the doctor leaves, then looks at Corey sympathetically and walks to a cooler. He rifles through it and grabs a handful of ice. Tyson then finds a plastic bag and puts the ice in it.

Tyson: (sighs) You did good, kid. The best you could do.

Corey: (quietly) Not good enough.

Tyson walks over to Corey and gives him the ice bag. Corey places it on his deep bruise. Tyson senses Corey’s pain, both physical and emotional. He is not sure how to fix it, so he quietly returns to his chair.

Corey: (angrily sits up) You know, if I wouldn’t have left my head open, I coulda won the whole thing. I dropped my hands for one second, and look what happened!

Tyson: Corey, don’t be so hard on yourself. You did good. Now just rest.

Corey lays back down with a pained groan then sighs, wondering what could have been.
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It is three days after the Lethal Lottery. The location is the Tyson James Training Facility. Becky Serra walks into the gym with a camera crew in tow. Becky walks through the gym for a while until walking into the main office. There, she discovers Corey Payne sitting in a chair waiting for her. He is wearing his regular Tapout wear, along with sunglasses. His deep bruise from a few days ago has become smaller but is still lingering.

Becky: Hi Corey. How’s your head?

Corey: It still hurts, but it’s gotten a lot better.

Becky: That’s good.

Corey: Now even in my concussed state, I think I know why you’re here. (hesitates for a second) For a gym membership, right?

Becky: (with a strange look on her face) Uh, no…

Corey: (sighs) Becky, I was kidding. I know you’re here for an interview.

Becky: (playing along like she knew he was kidding) Haha, yeah.

Corey: So, what questions do you wanna ask me?

Becky: Well, you have been entered in a tournament to determine who will face the WZCW Tag Team Champions, William Teach and Dr. Steven Kurtesey, at Kingdom Come for the tag titles. On Meltdown, you and Byakko will be facing Garth Black and Phoenix, the Second Coming, the team that eliminated you from the Lethal Lottery (Payne winces when Becky mentions this) People have said that you and Byakko as a team is an odd pairing. What are your thoughts?

Corey: (smiling) Byakko is a world class competitor. And I know this from experience.

Becky: How so?

Corey: After my first stint in UFC, I went to Japan and fought for some promotions there. During one of my fights, Byakko was sitting in the front row with his entourage. He is a very big celebrity in Japan. After I won the fight, I was hanging out backstage when one of the fight promoters came in. He said that Byakko wanted to meet me. I agreed for him to meet me in my locker room. We talked for a while and found out that we had much in common. We ended up exchanging information. I have been to some of his matches in Japan, and let me tell you, he does some of the most mind blowing moves you will ever see. We have even trained together before. Byakko is one of my friends. And we can work together well as a team, and we will be able to win this tournament and go on to Kingdom Come and become WZCW Tag Team Champions.

Becky: At the Lethal Lottery, you were on a roll until Phoenix came in and hit you with the Rebirth. This set you up to be eliminated by both him and Garth Black. Will you be thinking about this when you face them at Meltdown?

Corey: I will be thinking about it, but it won’t bother me. Even though Phoenix gave me a concussion and then him and his little nerdy sidekick Garth Black threw me out of the Lethal Lottery, it doesn’t bother me. It was mainly my mistake by not blocking the Rebirth well enough anyway. The past is the past. What matters is what you do in the future. Me and Byakko will look to make an impact. And defeating Second Coming will make that impact. If anyone out there thinks that my head is a weakness (taps head) you’re dead wrong. I’m a big boy. I can take a little bump on the head. It’s not a problem. But Second Coming has a problem. Me. Garth, Phoenix, at Meltdown 32, me and Byakko will make you FEEL THE PAIN!

With that Payne walks off as the camera fades.

 

[Thriller Ant]

A new flame has engulfed me.

The voice comes out of the darkness, sounding both threatening and threatened at the same time.

And now, I will make sure that this flame extends over all of WZCW!

A huge explosion follows this statement and three torches are now burning brightly to light the area surrounding Phoenix. Farther back, outside of the half circle is one bigger, brighter torch. His face is painted to look like flames again this week and has a look on his face unlike any we have ever seen from him.

Before the Lethal Lottery, I said that my revenge would be felt in the Lethal Lottery match. I was able to dish out punishment, but was unable to attain the result I desired. That, however, does not mean that I am done showing exactly what I am capable of.

Losing the tag belts made me realize something; being a nice guy gets you nowhere. You can say you respect a guy and want new guys to step up, but when it comes down to it, that’s all bull. The only way you gain respect around here is by beating someone. And now I’ve realized, rather than going around claiming I respect people, it is time for me to go out and grab respect from everyone else on this roster.

Phoenix begins walking around the half circle of torches, with the camera following. He arrives at the leftmost one, and begins speaking once again.

Now, it is time to regain the titles that my foolish attitude caused us to lose. Each of these torches represents one of the teams in this four-team tournament. First, we have Corey Payne and Byakko. Payne is a reject MMA fighter that has no chance against the Second Coming. He is used to fighting guys who sit there and let him attack them. Garth and I will attack from all angles and he won’t have a chance to catch us. As for the other guy, he is a textbook example of guys that haven’t earned any respect. Him and his little Halloween mask better be prepared to get thrown away with the pumpkins and stale candy.

Phoenix reaches up and puts out the flame with both hands, without even the slightest change in facial expression. After the flame is out, he walks to the next torch.

You know what; rather than wasting my breath on these other four guys, lets just get these out of the way.

He goes to the other two torches and puts them out the same way as the first. Finally, he walks to the bright torch standing behind the other three.

This torch…this torch represents Teach and Kurtesy. They are, solely because of the belts they hold, the top of the tag team division in WZCW. If Teach knows what is good for him, he will allow Second Coming to achieve their inevitable victory. Then, soon enough, out paths will cross in the ring once again.

While he continues talking, he begins reaching for something behind the torch and begins messing with it.

And I guarantee that you will both be unrecognizable by the time I’m done. Because this fire that now burns within me will carry Second Coming to the WZCW Tag Team Championship, while every other tag team with be left…

The torch goes out, leaving the entire screen pitch black.

…in the dark.