Post by Homeland Security on Aug 25, 2016 22:56:41 GMT -5
The scene begins with a closeup shot of a man standing with his hands up in a fighting stance. He’s drenched in sweat, he has a large goose egg above his right swollen eye, and he has a trickle of blood coming from the corner of his mouth. He’s peering into the camera, almost as if he’s looking through it and out the back of it, and he slowly circles around to his left in shadow boxing form as the camera pans around and follows him. Suddenly, a large fist comes soaring into view from behind the camera and cracks the man with a huge roundhouse to send him crumbling to the floor in a heap. A much larger man then steps into view and raises both arms in the air in celebration. Cheering is then heard and the view quickly zooms out to reveal a large group of people standing in a circle around where the two guys were fighting. The setting appears to be a private level of a large parking garage. A couple of big burly looking men stand guard at a set of double doors leading into a building. They watch on from a distance as the crowd continues to cheer the winner of the fight, many of them seen exchanging money. Another skinnier man then comes walking onto the scene dressed in a leather jacket and sunglasses, appearing to be the fight announcer. He grabs the arm of the winner and raises it in the air as he yells out into the crowd.
Man: Ladies and gentleman, your winner once again...Lucas Payne!!
The crowd cheers some more and the winner of the fight finishes celebrating and then is handed a stack of cash from the announcer before walking off. The crowd then slowly disperses through the double doors and back into the building. The man who was announcing the fight also begins to walk towards the building counting his take of the fight. Just then, out from the fray steps NAW superstar Luke Savage. He greets the man with an extended hand and a cocky looking smile.
Luke: Hey Jimmy, how you been?
The two door men come stepping forward and stand in between the two, and Luke smiles at Jimmy and nods his head towards the two larger men.
Luke: What’s with the gorillas? I just wanted to talk.
The man looks at Luke for a moment and sizes him up, then he raises a hand to his men and they take a step back. He removes his sunglasses and walks up and accepts Luke’s handshake.
Jimmy: Sorry Luke, wasn’t sure what your intentions were…especially after that shit your cousin pulled here a couple of weekends ago. He cost both my boys here a trip to the dentist and myself a pretty damned fine bottle of champagne. And I don’t even want to get into what he did to my BMW. I mean who does that kind of thing? Gets up on top of another man’s car and pisses through the sunroof?
Luke nods.
Luke: Yeah I heard the rumor…wasn’t sure if it was true or not though. I mean hell, Teddy doesn’t even like goin’ in a public restroom so I just found it hard to believe that he would…
Jimmy cuts him off.
Jimmy: Yeah well believe it. It took my guys a week to get the smell out of my driver’s seat. So what the hell happened to him anyway? I thought he was all civilized and whatever? This the type of shit they were teaching him in Harvard?
Luke: Look, Teddy’s been goin’ through some things this year. I don’t know what the hell he’s been thinkin’. But to be fair Jimmy…you did owe him a lot of money for a long time. I mean, in case you forgot…he’s the whole reason you even have this little operation to run.
Jimmy nods.
Jimmy: Yeah, yeah I remember. That’s the only reason I let him get away with that crap and still walk out of here. But hey, I paid him back eventually…right? Just like I said I would. I’m a man of my word. So what’s new with you? NAW wrestler these days huh? How’s that going?
Luke: Slow. Two steps forward, five steps backward.
Jimmy: Doesn’t seem very productive.
Luke: It will be. This week should be a good jumpstart. Facin’ Jody Madrox. A guy that Teddy already softened up for me when he was still there.
Jimmy: Jody Madrox huh? He any good?
Luke shrugs.
Luke: Sometimes, I guess. He wasn’t any good last week. He lost a match he should have been able to win, but I guess that’s the story these days in my company. People hypin’ themselves up and then droppin’ the ball when they thought they had everything covered. In any case, this week Jody’s gonna get another ass kickin’ just like he did when he faced Teddy. Probably even worse. Tough luck for him.
Jimmy raises an eyebrow in curiosity.
Jimmy: Yeah tough luck. So what brings you back to Texas these days? Thought you were living the good life out east now?
Luke: I need a favor. A recruit actually. Preferably somebody under contract so they ain’t askin’ too many questions. Just name your price.
Jimmy laughs.
Jimmy: A recruit? Under contract? What like for team of mercenaries or something? What makes you think I’d know where to find somebody like that? You freaking crazy marines I’ll tell ya what…
Luke cuts Jimmy off.
Luke: Whoa, settle down Jimmy. Not that kind of recruit. A fighter I mean. I’m lookin’ for somebody who wants to test their skills inside a wrestlin’ ring. Somebody on the payroll so there ain’t no disagreements either. What I say goes. Although, if he was a mercenary it certainly couldn’t hurt.
Jimmy looks at Luke for a few seconds and then a smile slowly creeps across his face.
Jimmy: Ah, I get it. You’re looking to replace your cousin in the NAW. Is that it?
Luke: I might need a tag team partner down the road, yes, but I ain’t lookin’ to replace anybody. What I’m lookin’ to do is evolve, and how I do that is my business. So you sellin’ or what?
Jimmy laughs again.
Jimmy: Come on Luke, did you forget who you’re talking to? I’m always selling! I’ve got few guys who would be perfect for the wrestling ring. But the question is, are you willing to pay?
Luke pulls out a stack of money and holds it up.
Luke: Like I said, just name your price. I don’t have time to play games.
Jimmy looks at the money and nods his head, impressed with Luke’s offer.
Jimmy: Well that’s a nice stack of Benjamin’s there Luke, but unfortunately your cash isn’t what I’m looking for.
Luke looks confused.
Luke: Well that’s all I got to offer. I mean, what else is there?
Jimmy smiles.
Jimmy: Oh, I’m so glad you asked. Mac! Get everybody back here! Tell em’ we got another fight coming tonight! Our resident champ Lucas Payne versus NAW superstar Luke Savage!
Luke looks caught off guard.
Luke: What? No…I can’t.
Jimmy pats Luke on the back.
Jimmy: Oh sure you can Luke, just like the old days, remember? You used to rule that fighting circle! Now get on out there! You just last one round against Lucas and I’ll let you have your pick of any of my guys.
People are seen flooding back out of the building doors and back into the parking garage and eventually a clearing is created. The resident champ Lucas Payne walks back into the room with a mug of beer in his hand and a mean looking glare on his face. He raises the mug to his mouth and downs the entire thing, then he tosses to the mug to the side with a crash and removes his shirt. The behemoth of a man glares at Luke and flexes his arms as he paces back and forth and seemingly foams at the mouth awaiting the fight to begin. Luke still has an unsure look in his eyes and Jimmy leans in amongst the cheering and reasons with him.
Jimmy: I’ll tell you what, I’ll even have one of my tech guys run a ping trace on your cousin Teddy’s cellphone, find out exactly where he’s at for you. It’s like a two for one. You can go and talk to Teddy and if things don’t iron out you come back here and you take any one of my guys with you back to the NAW. I mean come on man, it’s 3 to 1 odds that Lucas is gonna knock you out in the first round. All you need to do is survive and I’m floating on a sweet six thousand big ones!
Luke thinks about it for a few more moments and then he begins to remove his shirt. The people in the parking garage explode with cheers and Luke glares over at Jimmy as he prepares to step into the fighting circle
Luke: Let your people know that I’m gonna need a lot of beer after this.
Jimmy smiles once more
Jimmy: Done.
Luke steps in the circle and Lucas begins to stalk him, growling with anticipation as he burns a hole in him with his angry looking glare. Luke lets out a sigh before muttering to himself.
Luke: Ah shit. What the hell did I just get myself into?
Luke grits his teeth and charges forward with a raised fist and the scene cuts to black just as the two come together.
Man: Ladies and gentleman, your winner once again...Lucas Payne!!
The crowd cheers some more and the winner of the fight finishes celebrating and then is handed a stack of cash from the announcer before walking off. The crowd then slowly disperses through the double doors and back into the building. The man who was announcing the fight also begins to walk towards the building counting his take of the fight. Just then, out from the fray steps NAW superstar Luke Savage. He greets the man with an extended hand and a cocky looking smile.
Luke: Hey Jimmy, how you been?
The two door men come stepping forward and stand in between the two, and Luke smiles at Jimmy and nods his head towards the two larger men.
Luke: What’s with the gorillas? I just wanted to talk.
The man looks at Luke for a moment and sizes him up, then he raises a hand to his men and they take a step back. He removes his sunglasses and walks up and accepts Luke’s handshake.
Jimmy: Sorry Luke, wasn’t sure what your intentions were…especially after that shit your cousin pulled here a couple of weekends ago. He cost both my boys here a trip to the dentist and myself a pretty damned fine bottle of champagne. And I don’t even want to get into what he did to my BMW. I mean who does that kind of thing? Gets up on top of another man’s car and pisses through the sunroof?
Luke nods.
Luke: Yeah I heard the rumor…wasn’t sure if it was true or not though. I mean hell, Teddy doesn’t even like goin’ in a public restroom so I just found it hard to believe that he would…
Jimmy cuts him off.
Jimmy: Yeah well believe it. It took my guys a week to get the smell out of my driver’s seat. So what the hell happened to him anyway? I thought he was all civilized and whatever? This the type of shit they were teaching him in Harvard?
Luke: Look, Teddy’s been goin’ through some things this year. I don’t know what the hell he’s been thinkin’. But to be fair Jimmy…you did owe him a lot of money for a long time. I mean, in case you forgot…he’s the whole reason you even have this little operation to run.
Jimmy nods.
Jimmy: Yeah, yeah I remember. That’s the only reason I let him get away with that crap and still walk out of here. But hey, I paid him back eventually…right? Just like I said I would. I’m a man of my word. So what’s new with you? NAW wrestler these days huh? How’s that going?
Luke: Slow. Two steps forward, five steps backward.
Jimmy: Doesn’t seem very productive.
Luke: It will be. This week should be a good jumpstart. Facin’ Jody Madrox. A guy that Teddy already softened up for me when he was still there.
Jimmy: Jody Madrox huh? He any good?
Luke shrugs.
Luke: Sometimes, I guess. He wasn’t any good last week. He lost a match he should have been able to win, but I guess that’s the story these days in my company. People hypin’ themselves up and then droppin’ the ball when they thought they had everything covered. In any case, this week Jody’s gonna get another ass kickin’ just like he did when he faced Teddy. Probably even worse. Tough luck for him.
Jimmy raises an eyebrow in curiosity.
Jimmy: Yeah tough luck. So what brings you back to Texas these days? Thought you were living the good life out east now?
Luke: I need a favor. A recruit actually. Preferably somebody under contract so they ain’t askin’ too many questions. Just name your price.
Jimmy laughs.
Jimmy: A recruit? Under contract? What like for team of mercenaries or something? What makes you think I’d know where to find somebody like that? You freaking crazy marines I’ll tell ya what…
Luke cuts Jimmy off.
Luke: Whoa, settle down Jimmy. Not that kind of recruit. A fighter I mean. I’m lookin’ for somebody who wants to test their skills inside a wrestlin’ ring. Somebody on the payroll so there ain’t no disagreements either. What I say goes. Although, if he was a mercenary it certainly couldn’t hurt.
Jimmy looks at Luke for a few seconds and then a smile slowly creeps across his face.
Jimmy: Ah, I get it. You’re looking to replace your cousin in the NAW. Is that it?
Luke: I might need a tag team partner down the road, yes, but I ain’t lookin’ to replace anybody. What I’m lookin’ to do is evolve, and how I do that is my business. So you sellin’ or what?
Jimmy laughs again.
Jimmy: Come on Luke, did you forget who you’re talking to? I’m always selling! I’ve got few guys who would be perfect for the wrestling ring. But the question is, are you willing to pay?
Luke pulls out a stack of money and holds it up.
Luke: Like I said, just name your price. I don’t have time to play games.
Jimmy looks at the money and nods his head, impressed with Luke’s offer.
Jimmy: Well that’s a nice stack of Benjamin’s there Luke, but unfortunately your cash isn’t what I’m looking for.
Luke looks confused.
Luke: Well that’s all I got to offer. I mean, what else is there?
Jimmy smiles.
Jimmy: Oh, I’m so glad you asked. Mac! Get everybody back here! Tell em’ we got another fight coming tonight! Our resident champ Lucas Payne versus NAW superstar Luke Savage!
Luke looks caught off guard.
Luke: What? No…I can’t.
Jimmy pats Luke on the back.
Jimmy: Oh sure you can Luke, just like the old days, remember? You used to rule that fighting circle! Now get on out there! You just last one round against Lucas and I’ll let you have your pick of any of my guys.
People are seen flooding back out of the building doors and back into the parking garage and eventually a clearing is created. The resident champ Lucas Payne walks back into the room with a mug of beer in his hand and a mean looking glare on his face. He raises the mug to his mouth and downs the entire thing, then he tosses to the mug to the side with a crash and removes his shirt. The behemoth of a man glares at Luke and flexes his arms as he paces back and forth and seemingly foams at the mouth awaiting the fight to begin. Luke still has an unsure look in his eyes and Jimmy leans in amongst the cheering and reasons with him.
Jimmy: I’ll tell you what, I’ll even have one of my tech guys run a ping trace on your cousin Teddy’s cellphone, find out exactly where he’s at for you. It’s like a two for one. You can go and talk to Teddy and if things don’t iron out you come back here and you take any one of my guys with you back to the NAW. I mean come on man, it’s 3 to 1 odds that Lucas is gonna knock you out in the first round. All you need to do is survive and I’m floating on a sweet six thousand big ones!
Luke thinks about it for a few more moments and then he begins to remove his shirt. The people in the parking garage explode with cheers and Luke glares over at Jimmy as he prepares to step into the fighting circle
Luke: Let your people know that I’m gonna need a lot of beer after this.
Jimmy smiles once more
Jimmy: Done.
Luke steps in the circle and Lucas begins to stalk him, growling with anticipation as he burns a hole in him with his angry looking glare. Luke lets out a sigh before muttering to himself.
Luke: Ah shit. What the hell did I just get myself into?
Luke grits his teeth and charges forward with a raised fist and the scene cuts to black just as the two come together.