The scene opens on the backstage area, the camera panning through the hallway, stopping on the interview set, with OCW and Riot logos patterned to cover the background graphic and lighting rigged to illuminate the subject.
Already standing calmly in the center of the set with his hands resting together in front of him is the One Man Revolution, Bobby Minio.
He’s in his entrance gear, his new merch logo proudly displayed across his chest on his t-shirt, and two pairs of Wayfarers, his casual pair resting on top of his head and his entrance pair obscuring his eyes. He smirks, shaking his head as he begins to speak.
Bobby Minio: I gotta do it to em.
His head stops shaking, He raises a hand up, lifting his shades up above his eyes, creating a visual of three eyelines climbing down his forehead.
Bobby Minio: Years ago, when I walked into this company, you could say that OCW was in a bit of a… a down period. That’s fair, right?
Bobby Minio: I was the point man, for a group of people who were only related by our rookie year, but I was the first to really put boots on the ground, or in the ring, from that class.
Bobby Minio: I was followed by some names you’d be familiar with, names that hung in there as OCW grew back into the functioning company that it once was, names like Drago, names like AC Cobra.
He glances off to the side, mulling something over to himself before continuing.
Bobby Minio: Fans from that era might remember an old friend of mine who followed into the OCW with me, Reckless Kid Luke Fuentes. Luke and I broke into the business.
Bobby Minio: Together. We earned gold. Together. We made names for ourselves here. In the OCW. Together. Then things took a bit of a side road… I went my way, and Luke went his way, and after a speed bump, Luke took a leave of absence from the OCW and has yet to return.
With a short pause, Minio reaches up, lowering his shades over his eyes again.
Bobby Minio: That speed bump, was AC Cobra. Some of you may remember, the two of them teamed together, and Cobra, he slithered his way up to my best friend in the world of wrestling, he writhed around him and he squeezed the life out of his career. As you can see by the recent years, Luke has yet to recover.
Bobby Minio: I’ve sat on this for awhile, I’m not gonna lie. I’ve stewed with this for a while. If you believe in alternate timelines and all of that crap, there’s a timeline out there where Luke and I joined up and run roughshod over the OCW.
Bobby Minio: There’s a timeline out there where our history, where our accomplishments, dwarf that of Drago’s, where our legacy, my legacy, is one of success.
Bobby Minio: AC Cobra was the fork in that road, he was that speed bump, and deep down, I’ve never forgiven him. I’m just being honest, honest. Tonight, I get-
Off screen, something steals Minio’s attention away from the camera. The camera pulls back and pans over, revealing AC Cobra had been listening in to Minio.
AC Cobra: Tonight you get me gamer. You blame me for taking Luke from you? We did a lot for each other in my past life.
AC Cobra: You was too busy jumping on the C4 wagon & you abandoned him. The “Family” helped Luke while you left him in the cold to go play Kelly Rowland to Pughs, Beyonce.
AC Cobra: I’m normally a cool guy but I see the looks you give me. You was Luke friend for years & in short amount of time I knew him, I did more for him then you. I’m a co-op players, you more of a solo RPG type.
Minio lifts his shades up briefly, looking at AC Cobra in disbelief for a split second.
Bobby Minio: First of all, I don’t know what half of that meant, so I’m just going to give you the benefit of the doubt and assume you’re insulting me, which means I’m upset.
Bobby Minio: Second, you don’t know the road that Luke and I traveled, what we’ve won, what we’ve lost, so if you’re comparing our mileage here in OCW? When HE and C4 decided to lift me up because they saw that I had something special, then sure.
He gestures toward AC Cobra.
Bobby Minio: Sure buddy, you’ve got me beat, by the sample size you can see here. You’ll have to dig through the archives online to see the truth, and, to back up that truth…
Bobby Minio: Luke had an invite to C4, I had a sit down talk with Mugen and he who’s name shall not be spoken and we opened the door for him, we made a spot at the table for him, but he stayed with you out of a sense of obligation...
Minio raises the glasses up onto his forehead again, reaching into his jacket, pulling out a third pair of Wayfarers which he places over his eyes dramatically.
Bobby Minio: … but his obligations to you are long over, AC. Now I’M the one with the obligations. My obligation to Luke, to do right by him, when I sat by before and let him leave this company, and my obligation to YOU.
Bobby Minio: To do something I should have done a long time ago. To keep it TRUE for my man Luke and establish once and for all which member of our rookie class is capable of standing shoulder to shoulder with Drago.
Before AC Cobra can open his mouth to respond, Minio turns, quickly walking in the opposite direction, having worked himself into a full shoot.
Bobby Minio: You know what? I’m done even sharing a camera with you right now. I’ll see you in the ring tonight, and we can get this all sorted out for good.
The camera turns to follow Minio as he walks down the hall with a purpose, throwing a wild arm in the air over his shoulder in dismissal.
The camera pans back to the now empty interview set and holds, before the scene cuts to the announcer’s table.
The camera pans to the announce team.
Thats 7 Years of history!
And its gonna come to a head tonight!
The Xtron Flickers On
Ryu Matsumoto is laying down on a couch in the TTT locker room, his legs crossed
The camera pulls out to show Jim Black awkwardly sitting in a folding chair next to the couch
Jim: Umm… so Ryu how are you feeling about H20 tonight?
RYU: Who?
Jim: Harvey Ocean.
Ryu looks at Jim confused, expecting an explanation.
Jim:Your opponent tonight.
Ryu is still looking at Jim quizzically
Jim: Its the main event…
RYU: Wait… that card was real?! I thought it was a joke!
Jim: Why would you think its a joke?
RYU:When was the last time Harvey won a match? Why is he main eventing a show? In fact, why isn’t he in an unemployment line?
Jim: So I take it you aren’t to worried about the match tonight.
RYU: Match? No, that bum isn’t even fit to lace my boots
Jim: But you don’t wear boots.
RYU: Again, why does he have a job here?
The camera pans to the announce team.
Such disrespect!
SPIDER IS BEYOND H20 NOW! BEYOND!
(Previously Recorded.)
Riot continues, and we find ourselves with OCW Pride Champion Cort Marshall. As a champion in one of the most successful wrestling companies in the world, he’s been asked to star in an advertisement--and as a good America, he eagerly sold out for a nice paycheck. An employee of the ad agency is going over the basics with Cort as other employees get ready for filming.
Employee: Okay, just so we’re clear… No going off script.
Cort nods.
Employee: No lewd, offensive or politically-charged hand gestures.
Cort nods.
Employee: Face the camera, stay in frame.
He nods again.
Employee: And finally, keep your pants on.
Cort does a double-take in response to that one.
Cort: Really?
The employee shoots him a dead serious look.
Employee: Considering the experiences we’ve had with OCW wrestlers, yes. Really. Double really.
Cort: What, did you have Jackson Montgomery in to advertise a muscle car or something?
Employee: I’m bound by a non-disclosure agreement to keep the details under wraps, but all you need to know is that it got three investors to pull out of the company in response to internet protests, and the ad was pulled from airing within a week.
Cort: Internet protests huh? People on the internet will complain about everything! Breaking news, coalition of smelly women demand Superman be a fat lesbian!
Employee: Yeah, well, we’ve learned from our mistake. So say any of that kind of stuff on camera and you’re not getting paid for this.
Cort: Okay, okay, I get the memo! It’s just apple juice, man, what could possibly go wrong?
The camera pans to the announce team.
This is going to go terribly wrong!
I CAN'T WAIT!
ANTONIO EVERETT
vs
TAIGA MASUKA
The camera pans to the announce team.
He got all of it!
And then some!
The camera fades in from black to OCW universe applause as Tayy Breizee covers the screen. As the camera becomes clear and zooms out, the image of Tayy reveals itself as a cardboard cut out.
The camera continues to fade out to reveal a long line of fans poking and making noise in a doorway to a small ballroom.
Fan 1: What's going on? Are we early? Why isn't the line moving?
Fan 2: Nah man it hasn't moved in like an hour!
The restless fans continue to curiously poke around. Several fans walk out of the ballroom shaking their heads and looking at their phones. The line starts to move...
Fan 2: Hey! We're moving!
Fan 1: Uhh.. I think it's because people are leaving. Wouldn't you think there would be cheering if he was here now?
Fan 2: I mean, I don't know how far this line goes. Maybe he's been there a while.
More and more people begin to fan out as the 2 people who have been speaking look out puzzled.
As the line gets shorter, the 2 are able to move inside the building, where the line has now transitioned to a crowd, gathering in a circular mob facing a table, which is on a stage. Several crude looking lines of text that say Tayy Breizee.
Fan 1: Oh man. What the hell is that? Where are all his logos? No shirts or albums for sale? This looks like a knockoff. I told you it wasn't real.
Fan 2: No dude, he can't use those anymore because of that agent guy. I swear he was supposed to be here for an autograph signing... Look here comes some guy in a suit!
A very short, stocky gentlemen in a suit walks out to a confused crowd and jeering.
Publicist: Attention! Hey everyone! Hey!
The crowd quiets down slightly, waiting to hear from the man in the suit.
Publicist: As I'm sure you know by now... Tayy was supposed to be here to sign autographs.
Fan 2: I told you!
Publicist: Unfortunately, I have the uneasy duty to inform you that Tayy is unable to make it today.
The crowd lets out a collective groan as several people exit the ballroom in frustration. The remaining members of the crowd begin to get restless and shouting at the publicist.
Publicist: Tayy and his team decided it was best for everyone right now to postpone all events... Yes... Including his album release... Until he's recovered. He's just not in a place right now.
Crowd: Boooooo!
Publicist: I thank everyone for taking the time to make it out and I can't apologize enough. Tayy is extremely sad to have to make this announcement. I can tell you there's nothing that upsets the guy more than disappointing all of you.
The crowd becomes smaller and smaller until only 10-15 people remain. Groans and jeers continue throughout until one of the two men ask a question directly.
Fan 1: Hey... Guy! Hey guy!
Publicist: Yeah, yeah what?
Fan 1: When is Tayy coming back? Is there something wrong?
Publicist (In a rush, trying to hurry off the stage): Look kid, we don't have any information right now.
He quickly looks back and forth before a concerned look comes across his face and he leans in to speak quietly.
Publicist: Between you and me, kid... It's not looking good. Taylor's in a bad way right now and I don't know if he's going to be able to come back from.... all this. I gotta go.
The fan is shocked as he turns to look at his equally shocked friend. The camera zooms out and away from the event, eventually cutting to black.
The camera pans to the announce team.
God dam that Dillinger!
HEY! you can't be angry at the Rattle Snake if it bites you!
