Scene opens backstage at WZCW studios. Showtime David Cougar is in his dressing room, looking over cue cards with for tonight's show. A knock on the door breaks his concentration and he sees Johnny Klamor and a camera man standing by the door.
Cougar: Johnny you old rascal. How have you been? Come on in.
Showtime walks up to Johnny and shakes his hand. Showtime goes back down to sit as Johnny steps into the room.
Klamor: Hello Showtime. I see you are hard at work as always.
This... I would hardly call this work. The Crashin Movement is more work than this. I’m just looking over some of the jokes me and my writers came up with for tonight's show.
Any good ones we can hear before you go out live?
Sure, let me find you one...
Showtime scrolls through the cards until he stops at one.
Here we go. Nobody is certain how Vengeance got the name Vengeance, but looking at old school records from Norway, it all began back in elementary school when he was pushed down the slide before he was ready. Hey, when it takes Vengeance as long as it takes him to get to the top, I too would want to push him down and get him out of the way. The poor boy in question who pushed him, they say Vengeance sent him back up the slide, that is back up and THROUGH the slide. I’m still trying to find the file of when somebody told Vengeance he wet his pants. All I’ve been told is “JAN ARNBJÖRG in morgue”
Hehe, that was not bad. Heard better.
Can’t give you the A material Johnny. Wouldn’t want you to wet your Depends.
Showtime slaps his knee as Johnny goes red in the face.
Yea whatever wise guy, I thought they were comfortable. Hit me with another.
Okay... I gotta admit, it was quite a shock to see Ty helping me out and turning on his former ally on Meltdown. Knowing that Ty lives by his Ouija and does whatever it tells him, the only conclusion I’ve come up with is that he must’ve put it down, then realized he’d been viewing it upside all these years.
Haha, that one was better. One more.
Okay Johnny, just for you. So WZCW announced a Battle Royale on Ascension this week and the entire roster, save for the champions and the already announced number one contenders, can enter it with the winner receiving the final spot in the main event at Unscripted. An opportunity like this is bound to stir up a lot of excitement, but unfortunately there’s been hardly a whisper amongst the boys in the back about it. Early reports say it’s close, but... and you gotta listen carefully cause we’re talking pin drop quietness... they found that there was more excitement in the crowd when Johnny Klamor auctioned himself off at Krazy Kougars bar last week than there’s been for the Battle Royale.
Johnny face is fuming. He steps closer to Showtime, away from the camera and whispers.
Hey, hey, how did you know about that?
Johnny, welcome to the world of internet, twitter, and youtube, there’s no where your embarrassment can hide from. Now that the jokes and puns are to the side, I suppose you came here to get an interview before I go out.
Yep, management wanted me to dust off the old mic...
And just keep it in your pants.
Annoyed, Johnny refuses to respond and dives into his first question.
While you may feel there is little excitement about the Battle Royale for the final spot in the WZCW World Heavyweight title match, there is a ton of buzz backstage and in management about how Unscripted is going to go down. They are talking that this may be the biggest PPV in WZCW history.
Bang on Johnny. You are right on the money. And that is because the star of The Show, Showtime David Cougar, is finally getting what has been long coming to him and that is a chance to fight for the WZCW World Heavyweight Title, and Johnny I feel tremendous heading into the final weeks before the big match up.
That’s good to hear Show. Now we only know two out of your three opponents who will be competing for the gold at Unscripted, but I wanted to get your thoughts on both competitors, both of whom you’ve had long and prior feuds with.
You’re absolutely right about that Johnny. Between the three of us, we’ve had some pretty epic and brutal battles and this one at Unscripted may be the greatest one of all. I had the chance to finally face Vengeance, or Lars, or whoever he wanted to be called, back between Lethal Lottery and Kingdom Come in a best two out of three matches for the EurAsian Championship. While I respected him a great deal and looked forward to having a honest challenge for once, I was disappointed by his overall lack of drive and focus. I knew I’d have no trouble defeating the man who had been unable all his career to win the big and I did that convincingly. He may cry that I was unable to knock him unconscious. The same can be said for you as you have never left me unable to open my eyes. The fact is I never had to knock you out to claim victory, nor did I want you to be.
Showtime tucks the cue cards into his suit. He glances at a picture on the wall of his victory over Vengeance in the third and deciding match.
Back then I more than ever wanted you to remain conscious when I pinned you. I wanted it to click in your head what an overall failure your career had been, how the same numbers, 1... 2... 3, could still be heard as you lie in bed, in the same position you once were when myself, or Titus, or Everest, or any champion, pinned you and defeated you. I’m happy to say that through it all something as seem to woken up inside of you. No one in this company deserved to win that gold belt more than you and just like the daunting task you had in claiming it, keeping it will be even harder. It’s taken you handfuls of chances to finally win it and now it’s going to be an even harder task for you to retain it when you step into the ring with myself, Ty, and one other competitor. Vengeance, all your history, all your victories and all your defeats, will be unmentioned at Unscripted, where you will write yourself a new history. It will either be one of victory, or one of the same old defeat. At Unscripted, I will be looking to write my own history as well. One that will begin with myself as champion.
And what about Ty Burna. You two have had one of the biggest rivalries ever here in WZCW.
You’re right about that one Johnny. Which makes his recent change of heart more interesting. How can one as sinister as Ty have a change of thought and decide to help someone he once tortured so long ago. I for one don’t have all the time in the world to figure him out. He saved me from a brutal beating so he has my thanks. The fact is he is apart of the WZCW title match as well, perhaps Ty is looking to break all alliances and start fresh at Unscripted with a new chapter of his own. I don’t know, but what I do know is at Unscripted he will be my opponent, just like he will be Vengeance’s opponent, and my goal is to win the WZCW title, just like everyone else's. There are no friends.
So, looking at the roster, who are your favourites to win the Battle Royale?
Oh Johnny, you know those things can end right? I mean, Doug Crashin could win the damn thing and be in there with me, Ty, and Vengeance. But if I’d have to narrow it down, obviously Titus and Everest would be front runners. Blade has been looking for a chance to break through to the main event. Beckford is one of the most exciting individuals to watch in WZCW, and Steele has a heck of a lot more experience than most give him credit for. Who knows Johnny, Big Will could decide to strap on the boots again, but it’s really anyone’s game.
Very well, now for the main event on Meltdown. You are teaming up with Titus and Ty to take on Vengeance, Everest, and Big Dave. What are your thoughts heading into it?
Showtime pauses for a minute when thinking about the main event match. After a minute Johnny coughs to break the silence and draw Showtime's attention back to reality.
My thoughts are to not get hurt and to help my team achieve victory.
Showtime begins to walk out of the dressing room. Klamor looks pissed and follows after Showtime.
That's it, nothing. No other comment?
Showtime stops and turns around.
What do you want me to say Johnny? I've already beaten Vengeance and Everest. Yes I know Everest will probably try to attack and injure me for taking away his spot, but silly fool doesn't realize it was mine the whole time, and I would love to make a repeat of the event this Meltdown. Ty and Titus have had their problems in the past, but then again my opposing team isn't exactly cohesive either.
And what about Big Dave?
Now that, I knew that's what you wanted. Showtime's thoughts about stepping into the ring with the man who beat me for the EurAsian belt and retained it successfully.
Johnny, Dave posses a problem. Not in this match, but about how I'll feel if I win at Unscripted. I won't feel that I am champion unless I know that I have truly beaten the best. He and me have been in some amazing matches. I won't take anything away from his victories, he earned them and now they are forever written in history. But whether he choses to admit it or not, he knows deep down in his belly that the results could've easily gone the other way. He's walking into a mess of trouble when he starts interfering in my good friend Titus' matches. I know Titus wants to get a piece of Dave and I wouldn't mind helping him out either. Dave no longer has the support of the rWo or Karnage. He is alone now, and while a tremendous wrestler, he is going to get what he deserves if he keeps up what he's been doing. This match I don't want to be the renew of Showtime verse Big Dave. One day soon I want another match verse Dave and I want it to just be that, no prior beef, no lost friends...
And if I so happen to win the WZCW World Heavyweight Title I will give Dave a chance to face me for the belt. I'm not afraid of a challenge, I'm just looking for one. This Meltdown is all about securing victory for my team before I head into Unscripted. And nothing would make me more happy than to take out both of Dave's partners so he knows what it's like to be alone when he's in the ring with Ty, Titus, and ME!
Showtime nods his head and walks away. Johnny turns and finishes it up as the camera fades.