Post by ohyoudidntknow on Dec 16, 2010 20:19:52 GMT -5
Shawn Stevens has been many things over the years. A champion a dozen times, winner of various tournaments, company man, company detriment, prize winning commentator, hot headed, full of arrogance, focused, the list can go on, but something is going on in Kingdom of Pride. He hasn't been himself. Despite teaming with two of his longest known friends for the first time forming the most decorated trio to ever exist in this business, he has yet to find that drive to make sure he's one of the best. The three men have been a bit distracted allowing a handful of losses to stack up, but that needs to end soon. Shawn Stevens, Robbie Venom, Rich Hamilton they need to become the methodical, calculating, unflappable stars they once were at the various stages in their careers. That needs to happen this week, each of the men have realized it and they have begun to find themselves at the crossroads of stagnancy and illustriousness. Robbie Venom's week off to observe has shown him the way, but he and Shawn Stevens have to work together once they find that missing piece to overcome the "unstoppable" duo of The Krieg.
Bartender: Son I think you've had enough.
Shawn: I'm not paying you to think, and I'm not driving so get me another one.
Shawn: This should cover my next few.
Bartender: I think it should.
Shawn: Whatcha drinking to night honey?
Woman: Just a beer.
Shawn: Coors ok?
Woman: Yeah I could go with that...
Shawn: Here ya go.
Shawn: Holy shit....Tina?!
Woman: Shawn?!
Shawn: So what have you been up to? What are you doing in this shithole town?
Tina: Uh....(She pulls her hair back from in front of her eyes and tucks it behind her ear)...I live in this "shithole town" now. Couldn't find a job after PWF shut down.
Shawn: Oh. Sorry.
Tina: Don't be. I know this place is horrible. What about you? Why are you here? This is a bit of a drive from Knoxville. Things not going good in UWL?
Shawn: Heh. I'm not with UWL anymore, I'm with Kingdom of Pride. Sterling and Noble's company.
Tina: Oh that's....good? Sorry, I don't know if that's good or bad. You were Mr. UWL weren't you?
Shawn: I was but KoP is good, just having problems up here.
Shawn: But I'm working on the solution. As you can see.
Tina: Big match coming up or what?
Shawn: Hah! You can say that. The two big fucking oafs I'm going against run around acting like they run the place. They can't actually wrestle a match to save their lives so they clumsily stumble around until they fall on their opponents for the win. Or they just come blindside attack people after a fifteen minute match and act like they the toughest sonsofbitches to come through the door. It's fucking ridiculous. The owners are at each other's throats, our top champion started a war with UWL so that's going on....it's just so much stupidity when Robbie, Rich and I are only out for ourselves.
Tina: Well who's the team you're going against? Do I know them?
Shawn: Doubt it, if you know of them I'd feel really bad for you. But they're called Das Krieg Machinen? If that's not the gayest thing I've ever heard for a team name. Almost as gay as the War Machines over in UWL.
Tina: Uh...I think that's German for The War Machines. I could be wrong....but I'm pretty certain. Like 99 percent.
Shawn: No fucking shit? Well that explains it....they can't even be original to come up with their own retarded team name, they have to just use someone else's in another language. It's like whoever came up with that might very well be the lamest person in the world....but I don't think anyone could be that lame. Then again....you never know.
Tina: Yeah, I remember some lame people to go through PWF. That'll happen in your business.
Shawn: My business? You're not involved in it anymore?
Tina: No. I wish but no one wanted to hire me. The wrestling business is slowly dwindling down.
Shawn: Come work with us. You can be our personal interviewer. We have the highest paying contracts in KoP just because of who we are. Robbie likes you and Rich is always one to have a gorgeous girl like yourself with us. I think we can work something out so you have a job you enjoy again.
Tina: Really!? That'd be great!
Shawn: Good, this can be your first interview. You can get my thoughts on how a giant fucking Indian and a fat fuck Samoan team up under a shitty German name and get more opportunities handed to them than three former world champions who were brought in for the sole purpose as to make a company get recognized. Honestly it makes no sense. I was the last one to hold their version of the tag titles but they won't allow them to be activated for whatever reasons while there's like 10 teams of goofballs running around with the King Tards in the Krieg getting all the press and primetime spots. Where's the sense in that? Since the ILLUMINATI got to Pride everything has gone up, ticket sales, merch sales, ratings....all because of us.
Tina: You said the owners are fighting, maybe they're just wearing blinders to everything else.
Shawn: Or Noble's on one of his painkiller benders and is just cracked out of his mind.
Tina: Or that....
Shawn: Seriously this whole thing is getting to me more than it should be. Robbie damn near snapped the other day but he seems so focused now. I need to get that. I need to get that focus back that I had in UWL. What has been wrong with me? I picked up a couple of easy wins but something's wrong. I've not been 'there' in my matches.
Tina: Maybe that's why you're being ignored by those two owners?
Shawn: You might be right.....we've all lacked the proper in ring dedication because of our newly formed alliance. We may have common goals and intents but in the ring it's like we're all just checked out. We need that tenacity as a trio that won each of us our numerous championships. Individually we are pretty good but our cohesiveness, that's what seems to be lacking at times. The Krieg might be the biggest piles of shit around but I suppose they have that as their team focus. The ILLUMINATI need to realize that our team focus is the same as our individual focus. We need to capitalize on this super show and prove while everyone is watching that we're everything we are known as, and more. We are easily the most decorated men anywhere we go, we were brought in and despite claiming that we haven't proven it. It's time to prove it on those giant war machines.
Tina: Then do it. I hope I can get working there soon. I wanna see it.
Shawn: Come as my guest. They can't send you away then.
Tina: Sara doesn't join you?
Shawn: Nah, not usually. Come cheer Robbie and I on as we destroy those pains in our asses and prove their win over us was the biggest mistake since UWL let us just walk out, it's time for us to truly take of KoP like we can do anywhere else we go.
Tina: Sounds to me like the old Shawn is coming back....
Shawn: You know what? I think you're right....
The scene starts with the Sensational One appearing out of place. In some grungy bar somewhere within the Cookeville, Tennessee city limits. Stevens is sitting at the bar in jeans and a leather coat looking like one of the rather drudgery inhabitants of this small redneck town. As Stevens slams back a bottle of Coors Light the elderly bartender saunters over to him cleaning a glass, shaking his head as he approaches.
Bartender: Son I think you've had enough.
Shawn: I'm not paying you to think, and I'm not driving so get me another one.
Stevens grabs his wallet from his back pocket and pulls out a 100 dollar bill. He puts it on the bar and slides to to the old man. The old man puts the glass down on the counter behind him.
Shawn: This should cover my next few.
Bartender: I think it should.
The old man grabs another bottle of Coors from the fridge under the bar and pops the top off and puts it in front of Stevens. He grabs two more from the fridge and leaves them in front of Stevens as well. He takes the bill and saunters off leaving Stevens with his drinks. Stevens takes a big swig of the first one as someone approaches where Stevens is sitting. It appears to be an attractive woman. She sits down a couple of seats from him. He raises an eyebrow as he looks over at her, noticing her long blond hair. He can tell she's trying to flag down the bartender as a grin pops on his face.
Shawn: Whatcha drinking to night honey?
Woman: Just a beer.
Shawn: Coors ok?
Woman: Yeah I could go with that...
Shawn: Here ya go.
Stevens turns and slides her one of his extras. She grabs it as she turns to face him.
Shawn: Holy shit....Tina?!
Woman: Shawn?!
As Shawn gets up from his stool he confirms it's Tina Murphy from PWF. She gets up as well and the two share a hug. She moves her purse one seat over and the two sit back down and start to catch up over the beer.
Shawn: So what have you been up to? What are you doing in this shithole town?
Tina: Uh....(She pulls her hair back from in front of her eyes and tucks it behind her ear)...I live in this "shithole town" now. Couldn't find a job after PWF shut down.
Shawn: Oh. Sorry.
Tina: Don't be. I know this place is horrible. What about you? Why are you here? This is a bit of a drive from Knoxville. Things not going good in UWL?
Shawn: Heh. I'm not with UWL anymore, I'm with Kingdom of Pride. Sterling and Noble's company.
Tina: Oh that's....good? Sorry, I don't know if that's good or bad. You were Mr. UWL weren't you?
Shawn: I was but KoP is good, just having problems up here.
Stevens points at his head.
Shawn: But I'm working on the solution. As you can see.
Stevens takes another big gulp of his beer.
Tina: Big match coming up or what?
Shawn: Hah! You can say that. The two big fucking oafs I'm going against run around acting like they run the place. They can't actually wrestle a match to save their lives so they clumsily stumble around until they fall on their opponents for the win. Or they just come blindside attack people after a fifteen minute match and act like they the toughest sonsofbitches to come through the door. It's fucking ridiculous. The owners are at each other's throats, our top champion started a war with UWL so that's going on....it's just so much stupidity when Robbie, Rich and I are only out for ourselves.
Tina: Well who's the team you're going against? Do I know them?
Shawn: Doubt it, if you know of them I'd feel really bad for you. But they're called Das Krieg Machinen? If that's not the gayest thing I've ever heard for a team name. Almost as gay as the War Machines over in UWL.
Tina Murphy starts to say something, pauses then takes a drink of her beer. She starts to speak again after going over something in her head.
Tina: Uh...I think that's German for The War Machines. I could be wrong....but I'm pretty certain. Like 99 percent.
Shawn: No fucking shit? Well that explains it....they can't even be original to come up with their own retarded team name, they have to just use someone else's in another language. It's like whoever came up with that might very well be the lamest person in the world....but I don't think anyone could be that lame. Then again....you never know.
Tina: Yeah, I remember some lame people to go through PWF. That'll happen in your business.
Shawn: My business? You're not involved in it anymore?
Tina: No. I wish but no one wanted to hire me. The wrestling business is slowly dwindling down.
Shawn: Come work with us. You can be our personal interviewer. We have the highest paying contracts in KoP just because of who we are. Robbie likes you and Rich is always one to have a gorgeous girl like yourself with us. I think we can work something out so you have a job you enjoy again.
Tina: Really!? That'd be great!
Shawn: Good, this can be your first interview. You can get my thoughts on how a giant fucking Indian and a fat fuck Samoan team up under a shitty German name and get more opportunities handed to them than three former world champions who were brought in for the sole purpose as to make a company get recognized. Honestly it makes no sense. I was the last one to hold their version of the tag titles but they won't allow them to be activated for whatever reasons while there's like 10 teams of goofballs running around with the King Tards in the Krieg getting all the press and primetime spots. Where's the sense in that? Since the ILLUMINATI got to Pride everything has gone up, ticket sales, merch sales, ratings....all because of us.
Tina: You said the owners are fighting, maybe they're just wearing blinders to everything else.
Shawn: Or Noble's on one of his painkiller benders and is just cracked out of his mind.
Tina: Or that....
She laughs as she takes another drink, Stevens just shakes his head with a grin as he starts his second beer.
Shawn: Seriously this whole thing is getting to me more than it should be. Robbie damn near snapped the other day but he seems so focused now. I need to get that. I need to get that focus back that I had in UWL. What has been wrong with me? I picked up a couple of easy wins but something's wrong. I've not been 'there' in my matches.
Tina: Maybe that's why you're being ignored by those two owners?
Shawn: You might be right.....we've all lacked the proper in ring dedication because of our newly formed alliance. We may have common goals and intents but in the ring it's like we're all just checked out. We need that tenacity as a trio that won each of us our numerous championships. Individually we are pretty good but our cohesiveness, that's what seems to be lacking at times. The Krieg might be the biggest piles of shit around but I suppose they have that as their team focus. The ILLUMINATI need to realize that our team focus is the same as our individual focus. We need to capitalize on this super show and prove while everyone is watching that we're everything we are known as, and more. We are easily the most decorated men anywhere we go, we were brought in and despite claiming that we haven't proven it. It's time to prove it on those giant war machines.
Tina: Then do it. I hope I can get working there soon. I wanna see it.
Shawn: Come as my guest. They can't send you away then.
Tina: Sara doesn't join you?
Shawn: Nah, not usually. Come cheer Robbie and I on as we destroy those pains in our asses and prove their win over us was the biggest mistake since UWL let us just walk out, it's time for us to truly take of KoP like we can do anywhere else we go.
Tina: Sounds to me like the old Shawn is coming back....
Tina Murphy flashes a huge smile at Stevens as he just nods his head.
Shawn: You know what? I think you're right....
The scene fades to black as the pair continue their talk. The question still remains, are Venom and Stevens really reverting back to their winning ways or is this just a misconception?