Post by T-Robosaurus Rex on Jul 22, 2009 18:18:55 GMT -5
[The Scene opens and we are in the Viper Room Nightclub on the Sunset Strip in West Hollywood. Formerly part owned by Johnny Depp, and famous for being the site of River Phoenix’s untimely death by overdose on Halloween morning 1993. As usual the room is heaving with local fashonista’s and glamouratti, all hoping to catch a glimpse of their favourite Hollywood stars, all spending ludicrous amounts of money on overpriced alcohol and most of them off their heads on a variety of different ‘fashionable’ drugs.
After surveying the surroundings the scene moves towards the roped off VIP area, after fighting its way through crowds of eager star hunters, the camera is allowed entry and starts to make its way through, the much less crowded, and luxurious room. The camera takes in many celebrities, Lindsey Lohan is passed out on a couch, Adam Sandler is telling jokes to a group of people who force themselves to laugh in his presence, and Nicholas Cage has commandeered an entire table and has blueprints for what looks like the Pentagon spread out in front of him.
Finally the camera gets towards the back of the room, and we see ‘The Headliner’ himself, Travis Roberts, sat behind a large glass table, that is covered in empty bottles of Moet Champagne, and discarded shot glasses. eD cASe and a group of women surround him, eD’s eyes are continually switching from one woman’s chest to another’s, and if his tongue was an animate object it would undoubtedly be hanging half way down his own chest. Travis is in conversation with Chris Cornell, former lead singer of Soundgarden, and Audioslave, but when ‘The Blessed One’ see’s the camera he cuts the conversation off]
Travis – “…anyway, that’s how to keep the ladies keen, good hunting.”
[Travis shakes hands with Chris Cornell who then leaves, he then motions to the harem of beauties to leave them alone, and ushers the camera to join him at the table. Rather than turning to the camera, Travis turns to eD and begins a new conversation]
Travis – “So how far along are we with preparations for ‘The Blessed Ones’ Global Heavyweight Champion Coronation party? Have you drawn up a suitable guest list, booked the entertainment and organised the catering?”
eD – “To be honest, I thought it would be prudent to wait until you actually win the title before we started to commit funds to a party, which could turn out to be a damp squib of a party…”
Travis – “Just get on with it, ‘The Blessed One’ doesn’t have time to get into another conversation with you regarding your paranoia and lack of faith.”
eD – “I don’t doubt you, I know you can win, but hell Komosube’s a big guy, and very angry. I’m just saying he might get lucky…or your luck might run out…”
Travis – “Luck? Travis Roberts has never been lucky in history, everything ‘The Headliner’ has earned, ‘The Blessed One’ has deserved…”
eD – “Some might say your victory last week was lucky, I mean it could be seen as luck that your phone call actually resulted in getting a DQ decision…”
Travis – “Please! Aragato’s arms had fallen out of its socket, ‘The Blessed One’ had him all but beat, the humane thing was to end that match then…”
eD – “Right before he delivered 21 Deaths…”
Travis – “Watch your tone Little Man, ‘The Headliner’ doesn’t like the sound of what you might be insinuating…”
eD – “What? That you might actually have lost on Saturday? That you might have jeopardised your chances at Battleground, just because you wanted to show the world how clever you really are? I’m sick and tired of everyone around you stroking your ego, telling you how great you are, how you can’t possibly lose. Because you CAN! I’m not saying you’re not the most gifted athlete on the GIW Roster, I’m not saying you don’t deserve to be Global Heavyweight Champion…I’m just saying there is a possibility, as small as it may be, that you might lose.”
Travis – “Well this is definitely the last time ‘The TWiSTeD Icon’ lets you tag along on a night out…”
eD – “I didn’t come out to have a good time, I came out because I knew no-one else would be here. You need at least one person to make you aware of what could go wrong…or one day you’re gonna get surprised…and hell, maybe end up in another coma. The Declan Prescott’s and Craig Futile’s of the world don’t give a damn about telling you the truth, they just wanna stay on your good side…”
[Travis leans over the table, grabs a bottle of Jaegermeister downs a few gulps, and then slams it on the table, stopping eD’s flow. He then turns to his furry companion and responds…]
Travis – “You have a real talent for digging your own grave eD. Everytime you try to ‘help’ Travis Roberts, your merely highlight what a pathetic waste of time, money and air you truly are. You think ‘The Blessed One’ is oblivious to what could go wrong? You think ‘The Headliner’ ignores his opponent’s strengths? Just because ‘The TWiSTeD Guerrilla’ focuses on their obvious and glaring weaknesses? You think that means ‘The TWiSTeD High Commander’ just ignore everything else? Travis Roberts is not retarded, he is not a fool…Komosube may be confident, strong, ferocious and gigantic, but he is also a mental dwarf, a man so wracked with guilt he’s pushing away his closest allies, an impulsive and reckless individual who’s as likely to hurt himself as his opponents and finally a man who just cannot shoulder the responsibility of being the flag bearer of GIW. You see, Travis Roberts does his research, and respects the abilities of his opponents. ”
eD – “Then why? Why don’t you ever get concerned, why are you always so overconfident?”
Travis – “Because ‘The Headliner’ is blessed, and none of them are…”
eD – “There you go again, underestimating your oppone-“
Travis – “Stop! Just fucking stop, will you? Unless you want to join good Ole’ River in the Viper Room’s list of tragic deaths, just stop talking…just change the damn subject…”
eD – “Umm…you see Chris Austin’s latest promo?”
[Travis’ scowl turns into a broad grin…]
Travis – “An exquisite change of subject, from irritable babble, to humorous anecdotes…”
eD – “So you saw he had some things to say about you then?”
Travis – “Indeed, that was probably the best thing he’s done in months, associating himself with ‘The Blessed One’, hitching onto Travis Roberts tailcoat will get you places, as you well know…even if the comments made are as inane as Austins…”
eD – “You know I really don’t know what he had to say about you, I just remember him dropping your name…”
Travis – “You don’t remember because it was instantly forgettable. It was nothing ‘The Blessed One’ has not heard before. It was funny, he reminded the ‘Blessed One’ of an 11 year old starting his first day of big school, trying to stand up to the captain of the football team, throwing his elementary school insults around. True he gained a little of Travis Roberts respect for even daring to venture from the midcard, but it just highlighted how far from ‘The Headliner’ he truly is…”
eD – “He does seem to be returning to his best form, and remember he was undefeated for a long, long time…”
Travis - “Sure, the form that was successful five months ago, but GIW’s landscape has changed since then, it takes more than ‘shocking’ sexual antics to get over these days. In the days before the arrival of the likes of ‘The Blessed One’, mediocrity was the best you’d get from most of the roster. Undefeated streaks against the likes of Savage, Hastings and Jensen are hardly something to shout about these days…”
eD – “Very true, the likes of BoolZ, DJS, and Kiseragi have really raised the bar, there are a few new guys that could have quite a future too…”
Travis – “Travis Roberts sees the logic in reverting to what was once successful, but any change has to fit your environment. Screwing some ring rat each week on camera may well have been enough when drooling Nazi’s were the biggest threat that you can face, but now days it just won’t cut it…”
eD – “He does like to get naked on camera a lot.”
Travis – “It reminds Travis Roberts of his nephew. You see, ‘The Blessed Ones’ sister had a kid a few years back, names Tommy. Anyway when he started to walk and talk, he also had a habit of grabbing his penis, taking it out and waving it around at anyone in his vicinity. ‘The Blessed Ones’ sister thought nothing of it, kid was young, toddlers do some strange shit, ya’ know? Thing is fast forward to today, and Little Tommy is 5 years old, and he’s still doing it, in supermarkets, cinema’s and restaurants. As you can imagine his parents get quite embarrassed when Tommy runs up to elderly women and yanks out his doodle, and it generally causes a scene…”
eD – “Sounds like a strange kid…”
Travis – “Damn right, but the kids father is a window licker, it doesn’t surprise ‘The Blessed One’. Anyway, they took him to a children’s shrink, and he said Little Tommy did this because he had very low self esteem and craved attention. It made sense to Travis’ Sister, ‘cause he’s always being naughty, and obviously he always got the biggest reactions when he waved his member in the face of unsuspecting strangers. So ‘The Blessed One’ can only assume that Chris Austin is desperately seeking attention to justify his pathetic existence on earth, and his Trash Talking is…well it’s trash really, so his only option is to ‘shock’ us all with his random acts of promiscuity…and all the time he’s just showing the world how similar to a, very possibly brain damaged, toddler he really is, hell at least he gave Travis Roberts some material to work with this week, that’s more than can be said for most of the roster…anyway this camera is rolling, and I think we’ve given Austin a little more publicity than he really deserves…”
eD – “You mind if I don’t come to the arena this week?”
Travis – “Mind? ‘The Blessed One’ would rather you never went there, what use are you at a wrestling show?”
eD – “In that case I may stay away for a while, I’m not risking that deranged lunatic, Crimson ghost get anywhere near me. And being your opponent next week…well I just thought best to stay as far away as possible…”
Travis – “The Ghost has bigger things to worry about than your furry, yellow ass dude. He’s got the awesome privilege of stepping foot inside the ring with yours truly. Sure the guys wrestled all over the world, has a hundred and one crazy stories to tell, but he’s never faced someone with the talent that has been blessed to Travis Roberts.”
eD – “You and Declan probably took his attention away from me, what with your stunt in his locker room…”
Travis – “Travis Roberts cannot take responsibility for that piece of genius. That was all down to ‘The Significant Player’. And I’d expect a guy who trashes offices on motorbikes and homes with horses wouldn’t be too irked at having his locker room redesigned. Travis Roberts expects he’ll want to make an impression on ‘The Revolution’ on Saturday though. He’ll want to make sure he distances himself from the lumbering fool standing in his corner, it must suck to be associated with Hiroshima purely because he trained a member of their family. Crimson Ghost will do his best to ensure we know he is more talented than our current Puppet Heavyweight Champion, and make sure he doesn’t get stained by his association with them…”
eD – “So you think he has a chance of beating you?”
Travis – “About the same chance there is of The Large Haydron Collider creating a black hole that sucks the earth into it…”
eD – “But that’s like billions to one…”
Travis – “Exactly! And just like the Scientists that won’t completely rule out the possibility, neither will Travis Roberts rule out the possibility of Crimson Ghost snatching a famous win…”
eD – “But aren’t you afraid that Komosube will try to get involved?”
Travis – “Afraid? Hell ‘The TWiSTeD Guerrilla” is counting on it! You saw him last week, you saw a once proud and noble warrior attack Travis Roberts from behind. A man who once walked tall, filled with pride and honour, devoted to the ways of his ancient traditions, threw it all away for the chance to land a cheap shot on ‘The Blessed One’, in a vain hope he might avert the inevitable at Battleground.”
eD – “You did take him out with a fire extinguisher the week before…”
Travis – “’The Blessed One’ has never said he won’t do anything to win. It’s why Travis Roberts is blessed, because he seizes the opportunities nobody else can even see. And whilst Komosube takes a second week away from active duty, something he would formerly have never done, ‘The TWiSTeD High Commander’ knows all is well. You see the mess that currently holds the Global Heavyweight Champion, is ‘the Revolutions’ creation. Before we handed Komosube that title he was a proud and noble individual, who would have respected the belt if he attained it. But when ‘The Revolutions’ master plan was executed, Komosube was destroyed. At ‘In Your Hands’ whilst lifting that Title Belt in the air, Komosube was already defeated, at ‘In Your Hands’ Travis Roberts practically became Global Heavyweight Champion, and since then Komosube has disgraced himself and the belt at every turn…at Battleground the conclusion of his downfall will be complete. “
eD – “Ahh you have a plan for Battleground…”
Travis – “Have you not been listening, that is the plan, at Battleground Travis Roberts will not need phone calls, outside interference or genius plans to become the Number 1 athlete in GIW. All the work will have been done by the time Battleground comes around, and ‘The Headliner’ will defeat Komosube in the middle of the ring…”
eD – “That simple huh?”
Travis – “That simple.”
[As eD rolls his eyes, and looks like he is about to start another ill advised cautionary tale, he is rescued by a beautiful woman, standing over 6 feet tall, with perfect breasts, and legs that stretch out of the low cut skirt she is currently wearing. She leans over Travis gaining his full attention…]
– “You’re Travis Roberts right? Cara Costello said you wanted to meet me, I have to say I’m flattered…I’m SJ…”
Travis – “Ah SJ…I have a proposition for you…”
[SJ sits next to ‘The Headliner’ who pours her a drink, he then waves his hand at the camera man indicating their access has ended. The camera makes its way back out of the VIP room. As the scene ends we see Gary Busey trying, in vain, to gain access to the VIP room.]
After surveying the surroundings the scene moves towards the roped off VIP area, after fighting its way through crowds of eager star hunters, the camera is allowed entry and starts to make its way through, the much less crowded, and luxurious room. The camera takes in many celebrities, Lindsey Lohan is passed out on a couch, Adam Sandler is telling jokes to a group of people who force themselves to laugh in his presence, and Nicholas Cage has commandeered an entire table and has blueprints for what looks like the Pentagon spread out in front of him.
Finally the camera gets towards the back of the room, and we see ‘The Headliner’ himself, Travis Roberts, sat behind a large glass table, that is covered in empty bottles of Moet Champagne, and discarded shot glasses. eD cASe and a group of women surround him, eD’s eyes are continually switching from one woman’s chest to another’s, and if his tongue was an animate object it would undoubtedly be hanging half way down his own chest. Travis is in conversation with Chris Cornell, former lead singer of Soundgarden, and Audioslave, but when ‘The Blessed One’ see’s the camera he cuts the conversation off]
Travis – “…anyway, that’s how to keep the ladies keen, good hunting.”
[Travis shakes hands with Chris Cornell who then leaves, he then motions to the harem of beauties to leave them alone, and ushers the camera to join him at the table. Rather than turning to the camera, Travis turns to eD and begins a new conversation]
Travis – “So how far along are we with preparations for ‘The Blessed Ones’ Global Heavyweight Champion Coronation party? Have you drawn up a suitable guest list, booked the entertainment and organised the catering?”
eD – “To be honest, I thought it would be prudent to wait until you actually win the title before we started to commit funds to a party, which could turn out to be a damp squib of a party…”
Travis – “Just get on with it, ‘The Blessed One’ doesn’t have time to get into another conversation with you regarding your paranoia and lack of faith.”
eD – “I don’t doubt you, I know you can win, but hell Komosube’s a big guy, and very angry. I’m just saying he might get lucky…or your luck might run out…”
Travis – “Luck? Travis Roberts has never been lucky in history, everything ‘The Headliner’ has earned, ‘The Blessed One’ has deserved…”
eD – “Some might say your victory last week was lucky, I mean it could be seen as luck that your phone call actually resulted in getting a DQ decision…”
Travis – “Please! Aragato’s arms had fallen out of its socket, ‘The Blessed One’ had him all but beat, the humane thing was to end that match then…”
eD – “Right before he delivered 21 Deaths…”
Travis – “Watch your tone Little Man, ‘The Headliner’ doesn’t like the sound of what you might be insinuating…”
eD – “What? That you might actually have lost on Saturday? That you might have jeopardised your chances at Battleground, just because you wanted to show the world how clever you really are? I’m sick and tired of everyone around you stroking your ego, telling you how great you are, how you can’t possibly lose. Because you CAN! I’m not saying you’re not the most gifted athlete on the GIW Roster, I’m not saying you don’t deserve to be Global Heavyweight Champion…I’m just saying there is a possibility, as small as it may be, that you might lose.”
Travis – “Well this is definitely the last time ‘The TWiSTeD Icon’ lets you tag along on a night out…”
eD – “I didn’t come out to have a good time, I came out because I knew no-one else would be here. You need at least one person to make you aware of what could go wrong…or one day you’re gonna get surprised…and hell, maybe end up in another coma. The Declan Prescott’s and Craig Futile’s of the world don’t give a damn about telling you the truth, they just wanna stay on your good side…”
[Travis leans over the table, grabs a bottle of Jaegermeister downs a few gulps, and then slams it on the table, stopping eD’s flow. He then turns to his furry companion and responds…]
Travis – “You have a real talent for digging your own grave eD. Everytime you try to ‘help’ Travis Roberts, your merely highlight what a pathetic waste of time, money and air you truly are. You think ‘The Blessed One’ is oblivious to what could go wrong? You think ‘The Headliner’ ignores his opponent’s strengths? Just because ‘The TWiSTeD Guerrilla’ focuses on their obvious and glaring weaknesses? You think that means ‘The TWiSTeD High Commander’ just ignore everything else? Travis Roberts is not retarded, he is not a fool…Komosube may be confident, strong, ferocious and gigantic, but he is also a mental dwarf, a man so wracked with guilt he’s pushing away his closest allies, an impulsive and reckless individual who’s as likely to hurt himself as his opponents and finally a man who just cannot shoulder the responsibility of being the flag bearer of GIW. You see, Travis Roberts does his research, and respects the abilities of his opponents. ”
eD – “Then why? Why don’t you ever get concerned, why are you always so overconfident?”
Travis – “Because ‘The Headliner’ is blessed, and none of them are…”
eD – “There you go again, underestimating your oppone-“
Travis – “Stop! Just fucking stop, will you? Unless you want to join good Ole’ River in the Viper Room’s list of tragic deaths, just stop talking…just change the damn subject…”
eD – “Umm…you see Chris Austin’s latest promo?”
[Travis’ scowl turns into a broad grin…]
Travis – “An exquisite change of subject, from irritable babble, to humorous anecdotes…”
eD – “So you saw he had some things to say about you then?”
Travis – “Indeed, that was probably the best thing he’s done in months, associating himself with ‘The Blessed One’, hitching onto Travis Roberts tailcoat will get you places, as you well know…even if the comments made are as inane as Austins…”
eD – “You know I really don’t know what he had to say about you, I just remember him dropping your name…”
Travis – “You don’t remember because it was instantly forgettable. It was nothing ‘The Blessed One’ has not heard before. It was funny, he reminded the ‘Blessed One’ of an 11 year old starting his first day of big school, trying to stand up to the captain of the football team, throwing his elementary school insults around. True he gained a little of Travis Roberts respect for even daring to venture from the midcard, but it just highlighted how far from ‘The Headliner’ he truly is…”
eD – “He does seem to be returning to his best form, and remember he was undefeated for a long, long time…”
Travis - “Sure, the form that was successful five months ago, but GIW’s landscape has changed since then, it takes more than ‘shocking’ sexual antics to get over these days. In the days before the arrival of the likes of ‘The Blessed One’, mediocrity was the best you’d get from most of the roster. Undefeated streaks against the likes of Savage, Hastings and Jensen are hardly something to shout about these days…”
eD – “Very true, the likes of BoolZ, DJS, and Kiseragi have really raised the bar, there are a few new guys that could have quite a future too…”
Travis – “Travis Roberts sees the logic in reverting to what was once successful, but any change has to fit your environment. Screwing some ring rat each week on camera may well have been enough when drooling Nazi’s were the biggest threat that you can face, but now days it just won’t cut it…”
eD – “He does like to get naked on camera a lot.”
Travis – “It reminds Travis Roberts of his nephew. You see, ‘The Blessed Ones’ sister had a kid a few years back, names Tommy. Anyway when he started to walk and talk, he also had a habit of grabbing his penis, taking it out and waving it around at anyone in his vicinity. ‘The Blessed Ones’ sister thought nothing of it, kid was young, toddlers do some strange shit, ya’ know? Thing is fast forward to today, and Little Tommy is 5 years old, and he’s still doing it, in supermarkets, cinema’s and restaurants. As you can imagine his parents get quite embarrassed when Tommy runs up to elderly women and yanks out his doodle, and it generally causes a scene…”
eD – “Sounds like a strange kid…”
Travis – “Damn right, but the kids father is a window licker, it doesn’t surprise ‘The Blessed One’. Anyway, they took him to a children’s shrink, and he said Little Tommy did this because he had very low self esteem and craved attention. It made sense to Travis’ Sister, ‘cause he’s always being naughty, and obviously he always got the biggest reactions when he waved his member in the face of unsuspecting strangers. So ‘The Blessed One’ can only assume that Chris Austin is desperately seeking attention to justify his pathetic existence on earth, and his Trash Talking is…well it’s trash really, so his only option is to ‘shock’ us all with his random acts of promiscuity…and all the time he’s just showing the world how similar to a, very possibly brain damaged, toddler he really is, hell at least he gave Travis Roberts some material to work with this week, that’s more than can be said for most of the roster…anyway this camera is rolling, and I think we’ve given Austin a little more publicity than he really deserves…”
eD – “You mind if I don’t come to the arena this week?”
Travis – “Mind? ‘The Blessed One’ would rather you never went there, what use are you at a wrestling show?”
eD – “In that case I may stay away for a while, I’m not risking that deranged lunatic, Crimson ghost get anywhere near me. And being your opponent next week…well I just thought best to stay as far away as possible…”
Travis – “The Ghost has bigger things to worry about than your furry, yellow ass dude. He’s got the awesome privilege of stepping foot inside the ring with yours truly. Sure the guys wrestled all over the world, has a hundred and one crazy stories to tell, but he’s never faced someone with the talent that has been blessed to Travis Roberts.”
eD – “You and Declan probably took his attention away from me, what with your stunt in his locker room…”
Travis – “Travis Roberts cannot take responsibility for that piece of genius. That was all down to ‘The Significant Player’. And I’d expect a guy who trashes offices on motorbikes and homes with horses wouldn’t be too irked at having his locker room redesigned. Travis Roberts expects he’ll want to make an impression on ‘The Revolution’ on Saturday though. He’ll want to make sure he distances himself from the lumbering fool standing in his corner, it must suck to be associated with Hiroshima purely because he trained a member of their family. Crimson Ghost will do his best to ensure we know he is more talented than our current Puppet Heavyweight Champion, and make sure he doesn’t get stained by his association with them…”
eD – “So you think he has a chance of beating you?”
Travis – “About the same chance there is of The Large Haydron Collider creating a black hole that sucks the earth into it…”
eD – “But that’s like billions to one…”
Travis – “Exactly! And just like the Scientists that won’t completely rule out the possibility, neither will Travis Roberts rule out the possibility of Crimson Ghost snatching a famous win…”
eD – “But aren’t you afraid that Komosube will try to get involved?”
Travis – “Afraid? Hell ‘The TWiSTeD Guerrilla” is counting on it! You saw him last week, you saw a once proud and noble warrior attack Travis Roberts from behind. A man who once walked tall, filled with pride and honour, devoted to the ways of his ancient traditions, threw it all away for the chance to land a cheap shot on ‘The Blessed One’, in a vain hope he might avert the inevitable at Battleground.”
eD – “You did take him out with a fire extinguisher the week before…”
Travis – “’The Blessed One’ has never said he won’t do anything to win. It’s why Travis Roberts is blessed, because he seizes the opportunities nobody else can even see. And whilst Komosube takes a second week away from active duty, something he would formerly have never done, ‘The TWiSTeD High Commander’ knows all is well. You see the mess that currently holds the Global Heavyweight Champion, is ‘the Revolutions’ creation. Before we handed Komosube that title he was a proud and noble individual, who would have respected the belt if he attained it. But when ‘The Revolutions’ master plan was executed, Komosube was destroyed. At ‘In Your Hands’ whilst lifting that Title Belt in the air, Komosube was already defeated, at ‘In Your Hands’ Travis Roberts practically became Global Heavyweight Champion, and since then Komosube has disgraced himself and the belt at every turn…at Battleground the conclusion of his downfall will be complete. “
eD – “Ahh you have a plan for Battleground…”
Travis – “Have you not been listening, that is the plan, at Battleground Travis Roberts will not need phone calls, outside interference or genius plans to become the Number 1 athlete in GIW. All the work will have been done by the time Battleground comes around, and ‘The Headliner’ will defeat Komosube in the middle of the ring…”
eD – “That simple huh?”
Travis – “That simple.”
[As eD rolls his eyes, and looks like he is about to start another ill advised cautionary tale, he is rescued by a beautiful woman, standing over 6 feet tall, with perfect breasts, and legs that stretch out of the low cut skirt she is currently wearing. She leans over Travis gaining his full attention…]
– “You’re Travis Roberts right? Cara Costello said you wanted to meet me, I have to say I’m flattered…I’m SJ…”
Travis – “Ah SJ…I have a proposition for you…”
[SJ sits next to ‘The Headliner’ who pours her a drink, he then waves his hand at the camera man indicating their access has ended. The camera makes its way back out of the VIP room. As the scene ends we see Gary Busey trying, in vain, to gain access to the VIP room.]