Post by Anthony Jordan on May 23, 2023 19:37:38 GMT -5
INT. FUTURISTIC WATTS TRAINING FACILITY (BARN) IN TULSA, OK
KALMIN WATTS and ANTHONY JORDAN are standing in front of a computer monitor as Mr. Blood speaks at a press conference. While much of what he said will change WUK forever, there’s one part that captivates both men.
BLOOD
Furthermore, Wesley Crane will defend the WUK World Title at Legacy 15. Instead of Billy Fowler, it will be against the current Number One contender, Kalmin Watts. We will also be unifying the World Title and British TV Titles. One man will lead us into the next era of WUK.
Neither Watts nor Jordan are interested in the rest of the press conference. This bombshell changed their future. Watts walks over to the WUK British TV Title and picks it up. The longest-reigning champion in WUK stares at his title knowing he won’t have much longer with it. Noticing Watts’s sentiment, Jordan walks over.
JORDAN
It is never fun to lose a belt, but this is the best way. When I was champion, sometimes I would get consumed by the thought of losing it. It would make my life miserable. I could not even enjoy the title reign because I was scared of the inevitable. It is no way to live. You, on the other hand, know when the end is. Live it up!
Jordan pats Watts on the back. Watts places the belt back down. Jordan realizes that it is best to accentuate the positive.
JORDAN
But, now, you get your rematch! We were both secretly hoping for Crane, and you get him even sooner than either of us expected. The best part? There will be no wrenches this time!
WATTS
Damn right, there won’t be! My eye hurt for days after that. When I take the WUK World Heavyweight Title, Crane will hurt for the rest of his career!
JORDAN
Exactly! That wound will never heal up!
WATTS
I didn’t realize it would happen so fast, but I’m here for it. WUK is tired of people like the Bastards, who take their ball and go home. They’re also tired of Wesley Crane, who thinks he is King Charles. Well, Crane isn’t a king, a knight, or anyone else who could be thought of as an honorable man. He is a liar and a cheat! Everyday I’ve thought about getting my revenge! Do you know how it feels to get in the face with a fist weighed down by a wrench?
JORDAN
With a wrench? No.
WATTS
It hurts! Whenever I think about it, I’m reminded of how pathetic Wesley Crane is. It pisses me off! He was so scared of me that he found the first thing he could and swung up. Not only was it cowardly, it was a one-in-a-million shot. He could have easily missed me! An inch to his right, and he misses. I know I would have beaten him!
JORDAN
And I am going to be there this time. He will not be able to get away with that again. He is going to have something planned, so you need to put him away quickly. Keep him in the ring and weaken him until you are ready for the Sooner Squeeze.
WATTS
I’m going to be all over him this time! I’m tired of his mocking and his ego. He’s not as special as he thinks he is! I can’t wait to shut his mouth once and for all!
JORDAN
Wesley will be rolling snake eyes at Legacy!
WATTS
The “big talk, small talent” era is over! That might have worked in the old WUK, but not the new WUK! I’m going to lead this company to new heights! I’m the guy parents can tell their kids to imitate. I won’t let them down. I don’t take days off. I don’t get pampered. It’s “Train, Fight, Repeat”! Crane does the bare minimum to get ready, then drinks some expensive whiskey. Could you imagine how much he’d cry, if his soft hands had to do some real work? He’d tap out after fifteen minutes!
JORDAN
Giving him some credit?
WATTS
He’d probably be “fashionably late” for the first fourteen minutes.
JORDAN
(chuckling) Now, that sounds like Crane.
(beat)
I am going to ask Marty Donovan for some advice. After Crane left him high and dry after War Games, Marty would be happy to talk about his former friend.
WATTS
If Marty wants to help, that’s his call. It’s not going to make me want to be his friend. It takes more than that to win me over. Don’t forget that he spent months helping Crane out.
(beat)
Besides, this is WUK. None of that matters here. I’m not facing the Anionted’s Wesley Crane, the HKW West Coast champion, or the HKW Tag Team champion. I’m facing the leader of the High Rollers Club and WUK World Heavyweight champion. That title means more to him than anything else he has.
JORDAN
You think so?
WATTS
I know so. People like Wesley Crane are all the same. In the back of their heads, in the depths of their soul, they know they don’t belong. Deep down, Crane wants to be accepted as a wrestler. The WUK World Heavyweight Title does what his HKW belts don’t do: gives him legitimacy. That belt allows him to call himself a “real” wrestler. When he loses it, he’ll start to doubt himself. He’ll have to face the reality that he’s a phony!
JORDAN
If I respected him, I would almost feel sorry for him.
WATTS
They say that “the man makes the title”. For Crane, it’s “the title makes the man”. He didn’t take the title to new heights. The belt carried him to the top of the mountain. Once I take it from him, gravity takes over!
(Watts turns and looks at the camera)
“High Roller”, it’s a long way to the ground.