Post by radu on Nov 22, 2020 2:51:09 GMT -5
(Backstage, paramedics desperately patch up the SWAT Regular Army – who look worse for wear from the vicious beating they took in the lumberjack match. Sabrina Sinstone’s arm is being put in a sling, while TJ Zousa has some stitches put into his eyebrow. The camera pans past the lighter damage to the far wall where paramedic Amy Hamilton is applying gauze to the many lacerations on Deathless forehead. The beating that Frostbite dished out with that lead pipe was serious – and Radu Matei is so wrapped up in tape he looks more like Dark Man. Unaware that cameras are on them, senior road agent Sam Burton is pressing the medics to release The Sacrificial Idol for the next match...)
Sam Burton: We’re running late. Toss a bandaid on him and get him out there.
Amy Hamilton (running 58 stitches down Radu’s jaw): This is going to take awhile. You saw what that animal did?
Sam Burton: We are in the process of reviewing the footage, but it seems to me that both sides behaved in an unbecoming manner. Besides, that was nothing. The champ has come back from worse, (shooting the mess of wrappings a thumbs up) ain’t that right, Rad?
Amy Hamilton: Not any more.
(The medics shoot each other knowing looks. There is about Deathless’ health that is better left unsaid.)
Sam Burton: Does brass know how slow you girls’ work?
“...Leave them alone, Sam.”
(Reaching up with broken fingers, Matei raises the gauze that currently obscures his vision to shoot Burton a bloodshot glare.)
Radu Matei: No one could have expected Frosty to go off on my face like it was a piñata and he was celebrating his Qinceanera. Ms. Hamilton does very good and efficient work. They are almost finished, and I’ll be out there shortly.
Amy Hamilton: There is no way we can clear you to wrestle. (back to Burton) Get Death Trap to substitute.
Sam Burton: That wouldn’t be cost effective. Of course, if you tell me Radu would be risking permanent injury to wrestle – I couldn’t in good faith put him back in the line of fire. No, I’d just have Linda wrestle by herself...
Radu Matei: I’ll be there.
Sam Burton: If ANYONE can beat both Blaze AND Armand, it’s her.
Radu Matei: You aren’t wrong. Linda could easily take the two of them down by herself, but I’m not going to let you put her in that position. I will have her back. So if we have no other business Sam, why don’t you leave them to wrap up.
Sam Burton: Well, since you mention it – you might as well speak to the camera about the match. Give the production team something to air while we wait on these snails to get you beautified.
(Sneering down at Deathless, the senior road agent waves the camera over. The picture pulls into an extreme close-up just as more stitches are put into Matei’s nostril.)
Radu Matei: Blaze Freya.
I’ve been looking forwards to this.
The Squared Circle Report did an article on the highlight of my SWAT title run, and called it The Brides of Deathless. It played on the vampirism that ultimately finished my run, while highlighting the women that had made the run so memorable. My story with SWAT has been about the Amazon division. My top challengers include Lynn Brewster, Jade, Suzi Spitz, Joanne Canelli, and of course, Linda. My narrative prominently features the best female talent that SWAT has seen over the last two years. There is one noticeable exception to that, Blaze. ...So you can understand why I’m excited to finally make your acquaintance.
With the Amazon championship passing to multiple foreign hands, I also understand that it is you that returned the strap to its rightful home. SWAT is in your debt, Blaze.
Now I understand that with Battlelines drawn – you are more likely to focus on Linda, while I try to BREAK your partner. Even though that is the journey we’re on, I can’t wait to sneak a few moves in, to test myself against another. I just wish you had a partner WORTHY of your talents.
Did you give any thought to joining the KGB? I hope not. You are so much better than tat organization, which wouldn’t let your talent shine.
...Also, I’d have to drop you on your head.
A lot.
(Soaked in gore, some gauze is replaced. One of the paramedics begins putting splints on the former heavyweight champion’s fingers.)
Radu Matei: Armand von Krauss.
Are you the poor man’s Joe Pesci or the poor man’s Zoran Sainovic?
Up until this point, I have left you to your own devices, believing it was up to a new generation to safeguard SWAT from toxic presences like you. Anxiously awaiting one of them to step up and stomp you out. Smart money is El Combatiente to take up that mantle and make your lives hell. The only problem is, my attention span has grown shorter – and I really want to be in attendance the night your little group is finally put down.
“THEY WON’T COME OFF!”
(Deathless looks up just as TJ Zousa is freaking out.)
Sabrina Sinstone: Calm down.
TJ Zousa: CALM DOWN? The dance off IS tonight... there is no way they will let me on the dance floor wearing wrestling boots.
Sabrina Sinstone: Well, don’t freak out, I’m sure there is a perfectly logical ex-
Paramedic: Someone filled his boots up with super glue before the match.
(The champion strikes again. Visibly upset, Radu Matei rises.)
Paramedic: We are going to ambulance him out to the nearest trauma centre. Hopefully his body reacts well to the solvent we’re going to have to use. Otherwise we’re going to have to cut them off.
(Zousa looks ready to cry. Radu Matei is shaking with rage.)
Radu Matei: Total disrespect for personal property and well being. This is the SWAT that your behaviour is fostering, Armand. OH, this “rib” is clearly the work of someone else. ...That person will definitely get what’s coming to them. Where do they get the impression that actions have no consequences? You. You strut around like you own the place. James Fierce loses his smile, and you basically hand yourself the gold. I am not prepared to sit by, and let your evil grow deeper roots.
So, while my rage should be directed at Frostbite and Jackson, it is you that will face the brunt of my contempt this night. You are in for a surrogate beating, Armand.
And even if they are asking for it, do not feel hard one by.
You deserve every second of the hurt I put on you.
And as I drop you on your head, know this Armand...
I’m really ENJOYING making your acquaintance.
(The hate dancing in Deathless’ eyes soon turns to pity, as the heavily bandaged star turns his attention to a distraught TJ Zousa.)
TJ Zousa: This isn't right. If I can't dance... I... I...
Radu Matei: No. We need to end this.
(Radu Matei puts a sympathetic hand on Zousa’s shoulder, trying to calm him down. As the camera pulls in on a tight close-up on the latest career ending prank, the image cuts back to the announcers.)
Sam Burton: We’re running late. Toss a bandaid on him and get him out there.
Amy Hamilton (running 58 stitches down Radu’s jaw): This is going to take awhile. You saw what that animal did?
Sam Burton: We are in the process of reviewing the footage, but it seems to me that both sides behaved in an unbecoming manner. Besides, that was nothing. The champ has come back from worse, (shooting the mess of wrappings a thumbs up) ain’t that right, Rad?
Amy Hamilton: Not any more.
(The medics shoot each other knowing looks. There is about Deathless’ health that is better left unsaid.)
Sam Burton: Does brass know how slow you girls’ work?
“...Leave them alone, Sam.”
(Reaching up with broken fingers, Matei raises the gauze that currently obscures his vision to shoot Burton a bloodshot glare.)
Radu Matei: No one could have expected Frosty to go off on my face like it was a piñata and he was celebrating his Qinceanera. Ms. Hamilton does very good and efficient work. They are almost finished, and I’ll be out there shortly.
Amy Hamilton: There is no way we can clear you to wrestle. (back to Burton) Get Death Trap to substitute.
Sam Burton: That wouldn’t be cost effective. Of course, if you tell me Radu would be risking permanent injury to wrestle – I couldn’t in good faith put him back in the line of fire. No, I’d just have Linda wrestle by herself...
Radu Matei: I’ll be there.
Sam Burton: If ANYONE can beat both Blaze AND Armand, it’s her.
Radu Matei: You aren’t wrong. Linda could easily take the two of them down by herself, but I’m not going to let you put her in that position. I will have her back. So if we have no other business Sam, why don’t you leave them to wrap up.
Sam Burton: Well, since you mention it – you might as well speak to the camera about the match. Give the production team something to air while we wait on these snails to get you beautified.
(Sneering down at Deathless, the senior road agent waves the camera over. The picture pulls into an extreme close-up just as more stitches are put into Matei’s nostril.)
Radu Matei: Blaze Freya.
I’ve been looking forwards to this.
The Squared Circle Report did an article on the highlight of my SWAT title run, and called it The Brides of Deathless. It played on the vampirism that ultimately finished my run, while highlighting the women that had made the run so memorable. My story with SWAT has been about the Amazon division. My top challengers include Lynn Brewster, Jade, Suzi Spitz, Joanne Canelli, and of course, Linda. My narrative prominently features the best female talent that SWAT has seen over the last two years. There is one noticeable exception to that, Blaze. ...So you can understand why I’m excited to finally make your acquaintance.
With the Amazon championship passing to multiple foreign hands, I also understand that it is you that returned the strap to its rightful home. SWAT is in your debt, Blaze.
Now I understand that with Battlelines drawn – you are more likely to focus on Linda, while I try to BREAK your partner. Even though that is the journey we’re on, I can’t wait to sneak a few moves in, to test myself against another. I just wish you had a partner WORTHY of your talents.
Did you give any thought to joining the KGB? I hope not. You are so much better than tat organization, which wouldn’t let your talent shine.
...Also, I’d have to drop you on your head.
A lot.
(Soaked in gore, some gauze is replaced. One of the paramedics begins putting splints on the former heavyweight champion’s fingers.)
Radu Matei: Armand von Krauss.
Are you the poor man’s Joe Pesci or the poor man’s Zoran Sainovic?
Up until this point, I have left you to your own devices, believing it was up to a new generation to safeguard SWAT from toxic presences like you. Anxiously awaiting one of them to step up and stomp you out. Smart money is El Combatiente to take up that mantle and make your lives hell. The only problem is, my attention span has grown shorter – and I really want to be in attendance the night your little group is finally put down.
“THEY WON’T COME OFF!”
(Deathless looks up just as TJ Zousa is freaking out.)
Sabrina Sinstone: Calm down.
TJ Zousa: CALM DOWN? The dance off IS tonight... there is no way they will let me on the dance floor wearing wrestling boots.
Sabrina Sinstone: Well, don’t freak out, I’m sure there is a perfectly logical ex-
Paramedic: Someone filled his boots up with super glue before the match.
(The champion strikes again. Visibly upset, Radu Matei rises.)
Paramedic: We are going to ambulance him out to the nearest trauma centre. Hopefully his body reacts well to the solvent we’re going to have to use. Otherwise we’re going to have to cut them off.
(Zousa looks ready to cry. Radu Matei is shaking with rage.)
Radu Matei: Total disrespect for personal property and well being. This is the SWAT that your behaviour is fostering, Armand. OH, this “rib” is clearly the work of someone else. ...That person will definitely get what’s coming to them. Where do they get the impression that actions have no consequences? You. You strut around like you own the place. James Fierce loses his smile, and you basically hand yourself the gold. I am not prepared to sit by, and let your evil grow deeper roots.
So, while my rage should be directed at Frostbite and Jackson, it is you that will face the brunt of my contempt this night. You are in for a surrogate beating, Armand.
And even if they are asking for it, do not feel hard one by.
You deserve every second of the hurt I put on you.
And as I drop you on your head, know this Armand...
I’m really ENJOYING making your acquaintance.
(The hate dancing in Deathless’ eyes soon turns to pity, as the heavily bandaged star turns his attention to a distraught TJ Zousa.)
TJ Zousa: This isn't right. If I can't dance... I... I...
Radu Matei: No. We need to end this.
(Radu Matei puts a sympathetic hand on Zousa’s shoulder, trying to calm him down. As the camera pulls in on a tight close-up on the latest career ending prank, the image cuts back to the announcers.)
