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Post by Laura Phoenix - HBIC on Apr 22, 2021 23:33:14 GMT -5
PWS: APEX Destiny 2021 Tuesday, May 4, 2021 PWS Arena - New York, NY
PWS: APEX United Championship Parking Lot Brawl Nick Madison (c) vs. Eddie Lopez
RPs are due by Sunday May 2nd, 2021 11:59PM EASTERN 300 Minimum 5000 Maximum
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Post by Eddie Lopez on May 2, 2021 18:46:18 GMT -5
“Is there anything left in the tank?”
(Scene opens up at a wrestling school that Eddie owns. We see Eddie sitting in the far corner by the back wall, he’s dripping in sweat and trying to catch his breath. He finished up a 2 hour session with his trainer, but all of that along with him not being in the business for a few years now caught up with him. After a while, he gathers himself and rolls himself out of the ring to a folding chair.)
Eddie: I unno man, It’s taking me longer and longer to get ready for matches.
Steven (the trainer): What about the last match you had?
Eddie: Well that was easy, it was a tag match and I didn’t really have to do much of anything. I let Gracie take most of the match, and let her take the bigger bumps that I used to do myself. I remember when I was that fearless in the ring but the years caught up with me with the hips and knees. I’m starting to have that one dimensional style that I hated when I was younger.
Steven (the trainer): Sounds like you have self doubts, Quit that! I’ve been helping to train you and the rest of the family for years now and I’ve never heard anybody have doubts or complain about injuries before. I don’t see the reason why you need to start now. I mean, yes I get it, you’re getting older and just coming out of retirement, but somewhere deep in your soul there’s the same lion that loved this business. You need to find it.
(Eddie nods his head at what his trainer just said, and he’s right!)
Eddie: You know what, you’re right. Enough with the self doubts and trying to psych myself out of this match. It’s been 5 years since I had a last one on one match and I may have snow on the roof now but the passion and the desire I have for this business still burns inside of me!
Steven (The trainer) : That’s what I’m talking about!
Eddie: I’m going to come into this match with a different style but with my lower half the way it is, it’s about time for a change and that’s why I’ve been working with you on that. I also know it’s a backlot brawl and some of the moves I learned will be involved.
Steven(The trainer): There ya go! You’re a ground base wrestler now, you can’t do much high flying like you used to do. But that’s part of wrestling, you have to adopt to have you have, and you… don’t have much left on that body but your strikes.
(Eddie nods his head, he knows that’s all he can do now but he can still do SOME high flying, but not like he used too. But he’s not going to let it slow him down.)
Steven (the trainer): Before we start talking about the match you have, I hope Gracie wins the world title. The girl deserves it.
Eddie: Yeah she does, I’m proud of her. She worked her way up the ladder and never took no for an answer, and she’s also had the weight of the world on her shoulders too and she’s never blinked an eye. I highly doubt that she has nerves about the match she’s in, she wasn’t that way when she debuted, and I’m pretty sure she won’t be that way now. She’s built like a tank, fearless and has ice water in her veins. I’ve never been so excited about a main event match since...well… I main evented Destiny before. I have goosebumps thinking about it.
Steven: Me too. Not that long ago she was just a little girl learning how to run these ropes and fooling around in the ring as well and now? Now she’s the main event of the biggest show... It’s going to be an event I’m gonna watch for sure!
Eddie: I will be too. It’s the biggest match of her career. I know she’s a 4 time champion but still... this match overshadows everything else she’s done. If she wins, I’ll be there in the ring giving her a big hug. If she loses, I’ll be there too with the same hug.
Steven: I guess we should talk about your match for the show, i know you spoke about the self doubts you had, are they starting to go away now?
Eddie: Oh yeah, I’m starting to find my groove again, and i think once I talk about the match, it’ll be like i’ve always done promos in retirement
Steven: Whenever you’re already.
Eddie: Alright. Well, as far as this match goes. I said I would never go for any titles here but there’s just...something about this place that wanted me to fight for titles. Ego? Maybe. Maybe it could be the competitive nature that I have and I know I can still do this? I have no idea why but I’m in a title match, first title match I’ve had years. I’ve always seen the United title as the workhorse championship for PWS. I could sit here and tell you how many legends and hall of farmers held that championship and one of them is currently holding it as we speak. I don’t remember if I held that belt or not, my memory gets foggy when it goes that far… years of chair shots and getting older does that.. Anyway, if i win… I’ll wear that title with pride and BRING back respect for it.
(Eddie looks at the wall pictures on the wall for a second that the place has as he starts to think about the stuff he wants to talk about next.)
Eddie: As far as Nick goes, he’s a hot head, always been. I’ve been living rent free in his head for the better part of 5 months now, since the show came back from christmas break. Now, I’ve done some questionable things but I’m not going to apologize for it. Just like what will happen in this match, I’m not going to apologize for it.
(Eddie grows a smile on his face.)
Eddie: I know Nick will come into this match angry for what I’ve done for the last few weeks. That will be the biggest and stupidest mistake he’ll ever make. I don’t hesitate to put him in a wheelchair in front of his own child if I have too. I didn’t want to be done this way Nick, but….you leave me no choice. I came back because I didn’t like what I was seeing on TV, this place that you and I helped build started to become unwatchable. I became embarrassed to be part of this company after all the shit that you and your family did to this place.
(Steven, who is in the background sits down for this part of the story that Eddie is telling.)
Eddie: The fact that you and your people have treated a hall of farmer like Lexi as a joke is bullshit. Not to mention that you have your family dotted all around the show so nobody else can have TV time. AND let’s not forget how you guys tried to drive a girl into depression because you guys wanted to take away her title match and everything she worked and dreamed of because of me, and I’m not going to stand idly by and let it happen anymore. I found my motivation again and it’s going to take a lot for me to not bash your head brains out but in this match, it’s going to happen one way or another but it doesn’t mean I’m gonna be a full time wrestler either… you can say I’m back only for the money… which is half true. The other half is what I just mentioned. As far as that title goes? I don’t care if I win or not, it’s not relevant in this match now, it’s about revenge... I can’t wait to feel every bone in that body break under my power… and i’m gonna take pleasure in it too. This is what you wanted Nick… and this is what you’re gonna get.
(Eddie slowly stands up from the chair he’s been sitting on trying to show the pain he had while doing so, but he hid it pretty well. He walks towards the open door, but he stops before he walks out.)
Eddie: The blood is on your hands Nick, not mine. I’m the monster you made…
(The scene slowly fades as Eddie walks out of the building fully and drives away from the training center.)
End.
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Post by Nick Madison on May 3, 2021 2:00:17 GMT -5
Scene One - Nightmare
(The scene opens in the early hours of the morning, as it is still night out. We’re in the Madison household, as the house is awaken by the cries of young Aaron, as we see Nick walk into his room to try and comfort him.)
Nick Madison: Hey buddy, what’s wrong?
Aaron Madison: Why!? Why did he do it!? He hurt you! He coulda hurt ME!
(Nick lets out a sigh, as he knows what the issue is.)
Nick Madison: You had another nightmare, didn’t you?
Aaron Madison: Uh huh…
Nick Madison: I’m okay buddy. He didn’t hurt me. Mommy is okay, too. Nothing is going to happen to us, and nothing is going to happen to you.
Aaron Madison: But...it already has….
(That little statement hit hard with Nick. He couldn’t say anything in response to it.)
Nick Madison: But...I came for you, and I promise no one will ever do that again.
Aaron Madison: I just...I had those nightmares, and now I’m having these about you and Eddie, and then mommy being attacked.
Nick Madison: I know, buddy. You’ve been through a lot.
Aaron Madison: I just….what if something happens to you?
Nick Madison: No one will pull us apart. We’re buddies for life.
Aaron Madison: The bestest buddies. Forever and ever.
Nick Madison: You wanna come sleep with me and mommy?
Aaron Madison: Can I?
Nick Madison: Sure, buddy. Come on.
(Nick picks Aaron up, as they head back to the bedroom where Laura is in bed to lay down.)
Scene Two - I Will Not Bow
(The scene opens inside the parking area of the PWS Arena, as we see Nick Madison sitting on the hood of a car, as the camera approaches him.)
Nick Madison: It’s been...a month or so? Yeah, since you ran me over with that golf cart here in this very area. Right over there, in fact.
(Nick points off camera.)
Nick Madison: Aaron still has nightmares about that...you took something from him that night...and then you decided...to put your hands on my wife…
(Nick grits his teeth, but lets out a sigh to calm himself.)
Nick Madison: So, here we are. This is what we’ve been building to, isn’t it? You wanted a shot at this…
(Nick takes the PWS: APEX United Championship, lays it in front of himself on the hood of the car.)
Nick Madison: THIS is what you wanted? Was it worth it? Was it worth it to go so far down the rabbit’s hole that you would do all the things you’ve done? Was it worth it to awaken a side of me that’s been asleep for quite some time. I’ve been racking my brain trying to come up how to deal with you, but I do believe I think I’ve got it all figured out. So, let me enlighten you on the man you’re going to be standing in against in this parking lot brawl. You’re going to be facing the man that pulled a moonsault off a production truck through a ladder on Mr. Fox. You’re going to be facing against the man that fell with Levi from the top of the tron. You’re going to be facing the man that won Destination NEXT, beat legends like Shane Fuller and Jade Shocker.
(Nick hops off the car, and starts walking towards the camera.)
Nick Madison: Lukas made a LOT of mistakes, and you’re on track to make all of them as well...including biting off more than you can chew. Just remember when all this is said and done, it was YOU that asked for this. It was YOU that forced my hand. I was trying to be a good, honorable man, a fighting champion, but YOU made it personal. YOU brought all of this on yourself. YOU are the one to blame for what I’m going to do to you on Tuesday.. I’m going to hurt you, Eddie. I’m going to brutalize you. I’m going to leave you in a pool of your own blood, and not give two shits about your safety.
(Nick lets out a sigh.)
Nick Madison: I’m going to shove your head through a couple of car windows for putting your hands on Laura like you did. I’ll find whatever I can to beat you with for scarring Aaron like you did. There will be no walking out of this for you. You made your bed, now it’s time for you to lie in it.
(Nick starts to walk around the parking area.)
Nick Madison: I”m sure there’s plenty around here I can use to beat you with. It’s just a matter of finding my weapon of choice...maybe there will be some steel pipes layng around, or a crowbar, or….
(Nick walks over and picks up a sledgehammer.)
Nick Madison: This will do just nicely. In case you haven’t figured it out yet, Eddie. This Tuesday you’re going to be standing across the parking lot from the PWS Hall of Famer, former world champ, ic champ, tag champ, destination next winner, the “Extremist” Nick Madison. I hope you’re ready for what you’ve gotten yourself into. This one is going to be violent, and that’s exactly how I like it. But hey, look at it this way, after it’s all over, you’ll have plenty of time to rest up at home letting your injuries heal, so at least there’s that.
(Nick starts to examine the sledgehammer.)
Nick Madison: Can you imagine the damage this could do to someone? It’s gloriously brutal, isn’t it? Just to think of the crashing sound against your bones as they shatter underneath your skin. Or maybe I just go for a headshot. Hmmm….
(Nick keeps looking at the sledgehammer, with almost a sadistic grin on his face.)
Nick Madison: I will not bow, I will not break, I will shut the world away... I will not fall, I will not fade, I will take your breath away….
(Without warning, Nick releases and slings the sledgehammer, as it goes crashing through a car window, absolutely shattering the window. Nick turns back to the camera.)
Nick Madison: Perfect.
(Nick walks past the caera, as the scene fades.)
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