Post by vastrix on Dec 25, 2020 23:51:55 GMT -5
At a gymnasium someplace near the arena, “Iron Bear” Joe Ghaven is lifting weights at a bench press. He is lifting more weight than any normal person should be lifting and doing it with relative ease. Ethan Mills is by his side. You would think that he would be a spotter, but being that Joe is lifting more weight than several Ethan Mills, he has someone else doing that that is standing at Joe’s head and looking nervous.
He doesn’t want to try to lift the weight either.
Mills: You got an important match coming up. The winner can get a title match or something. Either a singles match or a tag team match for titles. I don’t know exactly which one.
Ghaven: Great. Whom am I facing in the ring.
Mills: Like three other dudes. I don’t know who they are exactly.
Joe sets the barbell on its resting place and sits up, glaring at Ethan.
Ghaven: Are you my manager or what? Can’t you look it up?
Ethan shrugs and gets out his smart phone, going to the NPW website to look up the upcoming card.
Mills: Looks like you are facing Shawn Cutter, Nemo, and Jonnie Valentine.
Ghaven: Sounds good. Are any of them any good?
Mills: Well, Jonnie Valentine for one is a part of a major custody battle between Fireside and SWAT. Both companies want Jonnie to declare them to be his “home fed” and so far he has refused to do it.
Ghaven: I wonder what Caffrey would do if Jonnie chose NPW as his home fed?
Mills: Having seen that Caffrey up close and personal, I would say that he would blow a gasket. It would be like Three Mile Island all over again.
Joe frowns, not knowing his history a whit.
Ghaven: What does a tiny three mile island have to do with Caffrey blowing a gasket?
Ethan just shakes his head with a smile. Sometimes it’s nice to be the smartest man in the room.
Mills: Nevermind. It’s above your pay grade. Of the guys that you’ll be facing on that night, I would say that Jonnie will be the toughest. How’s that for strategizing? Win that match so you can collect me that champion’s purse!
Joe Ghaven just sighs and lays back down, lifting the barbell back up and going back to doing another set.
Ghaven: Well, I should keep pushing myself then. I have some bodies to toss about.
Mills: That you do, my little cash cow. That you do.
Ghaven: What?
Mills: Nothing.
He doesn’t want to try to lift the weight either.
Mills: You got an important match coming up. The winner can get a title match or something. Either a singles match or a tag team match for titles. I don’t know exactly which one.
Ghaven: Great. Whom am I facing in the ring.
Mills: Like three other dudes. I don’t know who they are exactly.
Joe sets the barbell on its resting place and sits up, glaring at Ethan.
Ghaven: Are you my manager or what? Can’t you look it up?
Ethan shrugs and gets out his smart phone, going to the NPW website to look up the upcoming card.
Mills: Looks like you are facing Shawn Cutter, Nemo, and Jonnie Valentine.
Ghaven: Sounds good. Are any of them any good?
Mills: Well, Jonnie Valentine for one is a part of a major custody battle between Fireside and SWAT. Both companies want Jonnie to declare them to be his “home fed” and so far he has refused to do it.
Ghaven: I wonder what Caffrey would do if Jonnie chose NPW as his home fed?
Mills: Having seen that Caffrey up close and personal, I would say that he would blow a gasket. It would be like Three Mile Island all over again.
Joe frowns, not knowing his history a whit.
Ghaven: What does a tiny three mile island have to do with Caffrey blowing a gasket?
Ethan just shakes his head with a smile. Sometimes it’s nice to be the smartest man in the room.
Mills: Nevermind. It’s above your pay grade. Of the guys that you’ll be facing on that night, I would say that Jonnie will be the toughest. How’s that for strategizing? Win that match so you can collect me that champion’s purse!
Joe Ghaven just sighs and lays back down, lifting the barbell back up and going back to doing another set.
Ghaven: Well, I should keep pushing myself then. I have some bodies to toss about.
Mills: That you do, my little cash cow. That you do.
Ghaven: What?
Mills: Nothing.
