Ladies and Gentleman we are back on the scene with RIOT 539 THE SUPER EDITION!
We got a great show for you tonight!
The P3 Soundstage is dark and ominous with the spotlight focused squarely on an ancient Chinese gong. A hand appears from the darkness and hits the gong with a stick and we hear a loud GONGGGGGGGG.
“Fred” appears on the stage underneath a spotlight.
The hand strikes the gong again and now Drago appears on the stage under a spotlight.
Finally, the hand strikes the gong again and the whole stage lights up to reveal that the hand was Mugen the entire time.
The audience cheer loudly for their late night talk show heroes.
Mugen: I am Mugen!
Drago: I am Drago!
Together: AND WE ARE P3!
The crowd start giving them a standing ovation.
Mugen: Well this past weekend was my housewarming, beach party, wrestling get-together show. Big success!
Drago: Great fun.
Mugen: I didn’t see you actually, I even had you booked in a match old sport.
Drago: I send uhhhhhhhhhhh cousin out to replace me.
Mugen: Ahhhh well that explains a lot about why your cousin was doing so many familiar moves. Must run in the family eh eh.
Mugen nudges Drago with his elbow. Drago clears his throat.
Drago: So I’m found our next guest! Without using time machine.
Mugen: Interesting. I thought he was…..well, you know…..
Drago’s head snaps toward Mugen’s direction.
Drago: No. He not. Anyway, he is the master! Give it up for Bruce Lee!!!!
Bubba looks around in complete shock, his eyes wide open. From behind the curtain comes a man wearing Bruce’s trademark yellow jumpsuit…..albeit only looking vaguely like the man himself.
Mugen squints at the man while Drago is clapping in joy. The man has a seat next to Drago on the couch. Bubba grunts in confusion.
Mugen inspects the man known as Bruce Lee and throws his hands up in the air.
Mugen: Doesn’t look like him at all.
Drago: Good good, this was just test for you. This is actually Bruce Li with I not Ee.
Mugen: Well, I’m gonna Ee his face if you don’t bring out the real man of the hour.
Drago: Give it up for Bruce Lai!
Mugen: What. You said Lai?
A man who is clearly not Bruce Lee but definitely Bruce Lai appears from behind the P3 soundstage curtains and flashes a rather clumsy series of kicks and punches to the air.
Graham Greene III who has been posted by the end of the soundstage all night doing security jumps into action and also displays a series of spinning kicks to the air.
GG3: Wonna try me fam?
Bruce Lai is clearly not interested in the action but Graham jumps into the air and delivers a spectacular spinning kick that connects with Bruce Lai right in the jaw sending him flying behind the curtains.
Drago: Uh uh uh, I say good test for you Graham.
GG3 acknowledges as he goes back to his post.
Drago: Okay, okay. Moment you wait for everybody, BRUCE THAI.
Mugen: WHAT?!
A darker skinned man comes out from behind the curtain wearing some sort of Muay Thai kickboxing getup. Or maybe it’s more like Tae Bo in this case. Mugen faceplants his desk as Drago claps.
Mugen: How is this even close to being Bruce Lee? He looks just like Billy Blanks.
Drago: Well he...You know…..Hmm, maybe you right….
Drago puts on his thinking cap, which is just a snapback with a thinking emoji on it. He pushes a button on the couch and “Bruce Thai” falls through a trapdoor.
Mugen: Old sport, I think this is a lost cause. I think you’re just gonna have to accept the fact that nobody can replace the real thing.
Drago: Oh my friend, I’m have one more trick up my sleeve. Meet…..Holo Bruce!!!!!
The lights on the soundstage dim ever so slightly and a hologram of Bruce Lee lights up center stage.
Mugen is amazed by Holo Bruce and puts his hands in the air in joy.
Mugen: This is good enough for me! Holo Bruce, what can you teach us about defeating dummies in our lives? Prime example, Golden Cobra?
Holo Bruce: Knowing is not enough, we must apply. Willing is not enough, we must do.
Mugen and Drago both put on their thinking emoji faces trying to absorb the knowledge.
Drago: What else?
Holo Bruce: I fear not the man who has practiced 10,000 kicks once, but I fear the man who has practiced one kick 10,000 times.
Drago: I practice Tiger Uppercut 10,000 times.
Mugen: And I………………………………….um……………….yes
Mugen nods and smiles.
Drago: What way you think we beat all dummy?
Holo Bruce: Using no way as way, having no limitation as limitation.
Drago and Mugen: That’s deep.
Mugen: Well this was a great experience to speak to you Hologram Bruce. Let me give you a hug.
Mugen is walking up to the hologram as Drago is waving his arms in the air.
Drago: WAIT! NO!
Mugen looks back and has a smirk on his face as he motions for Young Ryan to come up on to the soundstage.
Mugen: Young Ryan, I would like for you to give Hologram Bruce Lee a hug for me.
Young Ryan shrugs and agrees to do so but as he is reaching closer to Holo Bruce, the hologram reaches out and kicks Young Ryan in the face sending him flying back into a bewildered Mugen.
THE LAST BLACKSMITH
vs.
RICKY THE DRAGON RAGNARATH
A camera pans across the crowd as they cheer louder than ever for yet another fantastic episode of Riot. As the camera reaches the X-Tron it focuses in as none other than Jim Black appears on screen with a mic in his hand and a smile on his face as he begins.
Jim-Greetings OCW universe I hope you are enjoying this supershow so far we have a ton of action coming your way. Right now I would like to introduce my guest at this time, positively energetic Joshua Tucker.
The crowd cheers on as Joshua Tucker steps into frame with a big smile on his face and his hand extended to Jim. The two shake hands as the crowd settles back down before Jim continues.
Jim-Once again we have the opportunity to speak, this time before a match. I may regret asking this, but are you ready?
Tucker chuckles and pats Jim on the shoulder before responding
Tucker-Well SLIM JIM, as you clearly already know, I sure as hell AM ready for the match tonight.
Jim smiles, nods his head then continues.
Jim-So no nerves at all out there tonight then? It is your first tag team match.
Tucker-Well of COURSE there are nerves, I never said there wasn’t. I’m nervous before every match, but I don't see it as being weak. I heard once that when you stop getting nervous that’s when you stop caring, so I’m NOT there and that’s cool with me dude!
Jim-Yes I believe I have heard that also, interesting, guess I stopped caring long ago. Oh well, back to it. How do you see your team ending the night tonight?
Tucker-Well naturally everyone wants the win and that be the case with me tonight. I have battled Sparks before and he is a tough competitor, but tonight we are partners, and I’m not worried about him I know he is more than capable of handling himself.
Tucker-
I just hope I can pull MY weight out there so we can give Archer and Maximus a run for their money.
Jim-I look forward to seeing how it all unfolds. Thank you for your time before your match.
Tucker-You are very welcome SLIM JIM always a pleasure dude! LET’S GO!!
Jim-Indeed, back to you
Jim says as he and Tucker turn to the camera. The crowd erupts in cheers once again as both men smile into the camera as the scene fades.
We cut into a tracking shot of the back of the blue suit of Kareem Franklin, walking the streets of New York accompanied by his client Jerome Hamilton. He is in good spirits, and is clutching a leaflet as he walks and talks.
Kareem: Let me tell ya, big man, it’s quite simple, all we got to do is go to the casino, have a few conversations, and we got ourselves another client ready to place themselves under the banner of your boy K-Dawg.
Jerome: Are you sure we gonna find our guy at this casino? I hope you ain’t bein’ messed around again.
Kareem: Hey, don’t worry about it, look at this.
Kareem lifts up the leaflet towards Jerome.
Kareem: Johnny… MILLIONAIRE. Let me tell you, this boy the real deal.
The camera can now see the leaflet Kareem is holding. It’s a colourful advertisement for a local casino named ‘Millionaire’s Money Maker‘.
Covering much of the front is a large, older-looking gentleman smirking into the lense. Next to the image writes ‘Come and meet NEW OCW star Johnny Millionaire!’.
Jerome acknowledges the leaflet and smiles.
Jerome: Aight, I like where this is headed, let’s do it.
They walk a little bit more and come outside an extravagant looking set of double doors, with a huge board hung up above with ‘MILLIONAIRE’S MONEY MAKER‘ written on it. The two look up at it and head inside.
The camera follows them and they begin walking through the bustling atmosphere that is prevalent within.
There is a dark red hue created from the LED lights that shine from various slot machines and signs pointing towards different areas around the casino.
Jerome and Kareem look around and speak to a nearby man in a dapper suit.
Kareem: Hey, hey! We lookin’ for a guy in here, goes by the name of ‘Johnny Millionaire’, lesser known guy I think, I for one have never heard of him.
Kareem:
A bit of a nobody I think, but I’ve heard this dude is NICE in the ring, we wanted to have a little conversation with him.
The camera pans up to the man they were talking to, who looks strangely familiar to the man pictured on the leaflet. His hair slicked back, moustache perfectly trimmed to the last hair, he furrows his eyebrows and responds.
Johnny: Depends who’s askin’, eh?
He laughs awkwardly and snatches the leaflet from Kareem, admiring the man on the poster.
Jerome: Ey Kareem, that’s our guy right there. Hey man don’t worry about him,
Johnny: You mighta just found ya man Johnny Millionaire, large an’ in charge. Tell me, whad’are a coupl’a schmuks like ya’selves doin’ in a classy establishment such as this, eh? Lookin’ to-a, ruffle some feathers?
Johnny obnoxiously laughs, laying fake punches on the two guys in front of him.
Kareem: Actually, we were here to do was have a little conversation with one of OCW’s hottest new commodities. Y’know I see this casino and I know this ain’t you for sure.
Kareem:
Where you belong, good sir, is under the banner of your boy K-Dawg! That is unless you wanna REALLY badly wanna stay in this actually kinda sad casino-
Jerome immediately stands in front of Kareem, who attempts to fight his way back but Jerome, being the much larger man, is able to keep Kareem quiet for a moment.
Kareem: Hey! Le-t m-e fini-
Jerome: Actually, what I think Kareem was trying to say is that we been seeing what you’ve been doin’, saw you made it to the big time of OCW and we wanted to give you the opportunity to work with us.
Jerome: Our first match against Cobra didn’t go as good as we’d planned so we wanted to talk to some new fellas is all, we don’t mean no harm.
Johnny looks taken aback at these two strangers approaching him at his own casino party, sarcastically smiling at Jerome and Kareem before shoving the leaflet back into the larger man.
Johnny: Listen here, newbies. I only know whad’I know an’ here’s whad’I know; Johnny Millionaire don’t mess wit’ no strangers runnin’ up on MY party, disrespectin’ me as your gracious host, and now you try’na talk business opportunities? I’m good, I got bigger fish to fry, B.
Johnny dismissively shoves Jerome, who falls back into Kareem, and they catch each other to prevent themselves from falling. As Johnny turns to walk away, Jerome reaches out and grabs his shoulder, stopping him in his tracks.
Jerome: Hey man, I ain’t one for starting fights in the middle of nowhere but you new to OCW, right? Johnny Millionaire the new big cheese, huh? Meet me in the ring and I’ll show you what you missin’ out on, how about that? You know I’m all about that competition.
Jerome gives out a wide, toothy smile and walks away with Kareem, grabbing him by the arm to make sure he doesn’t start any more discontent.
Johnny: Ya’damn right! I am the big cheese, I proved that years before you walked up in my business, B, hmph! Whadd’a you lookin’ at! Where’s my ladies at?
Johnny shoots a dashing glare at a patron before two pretty ladies take him by the arm, and his walks out of frame looking content.
