Post by Anthony Jordan on Jul 21, 2023 9:50:17 GMT -5
EXT. WATTS FAMILY TRAINING FACILITY (BARN) IN TULSA, OK
It’s dusk out in Oklahoma. It’s dusty and inhospitable. KALMIN WATTS can be seen from the outside. He’s working hard to get ready to compete in a Hell in a Cell match against his rival, Wesley Crane. The camera pulls back to show ANTHONY JORDAN giving his goofy grin. He is, somehow, in his black suit, black shirt, and yellow tie.
JORDAN
Wesley Crane, we have reached the end of the road! You and Kalmin will be locked into the biggest steel cage in professional wrestling! It will not open until we have a legitimate winner! Did you hear that adjective, Wesley? “Legitimate”. Oh, I know it does not mean anything to you, but it means a lot to him.
(gestures to Watts in the barn)
You think a win is a win. You think you are two and zero against Kalmin Watts. You even keep the defunct British TV Title in your collection. But you know that is not the real story. We all saw you clutch a wrench in your hand before punching Kalmin right below the eye! We saw you hit him in the face with the WUK World Heavyweight Title! That is how you win.
Those matches are obviously a sore point for Jordan as he’s getting worked up over how his client was cheated. Watts doesn’t want to complain; he wants to get better. Make no mistake: Watts is angry. Losing sucks, but it’s part of the sport. Cheating happens, too. Crane, however, used unique forms of violence that left Watts in pain for hours of their matches. That’s what fuels him: the pain.
Jordan, however, made a career out of manipulating rules and complaining to sympathetic ears. Watts may have too much dignity to sulk or complain, but Jordan doesn’t have that “problem”.
JORDAN
It is going to be different this time! You cannot run to lure Kalmin into any traps. Your High Rollers Club cannot stick their noses into the match! Oh, and, by the way, I have not forgotten the cheap shot you hit me with in the last match! Watts wants to win fair and square, and he will. However, Crane and Cage, you will both get yours at some point!
Jordan is still bothered by being hit with a low blow by Nicholas Honest Cage, then Wesley Crane’s HRKO outside of the ring. Jordan’s not twenty anymore, but he has his pride. Being stretchered out and treated as a normal person instead of an athlete stung.
JORDAN
But Night of Champions is not my night. I got news for you, Wesley Crane. It will not be your night, either! What comes around goes around, and you will finally pay for all your cheating, lying, backbiting, devilish, vile, and selfish actions! Kalmin Watts will put you in the Sooner Squeeze, and you will have no choice but to tap out! After that, there will be no excuses! You will not be able to blame WUK officials. You will not be able to say Kalmin Watts cheated. You will not be able to lie to yourself! You will wake up the next morning, look in the mirror, and have no choice but to admit that you lost to the better man! The better athlete! The better wrestler!
Jordan works himself up again. Like all the WUK faithful, he expects to see what they expect to see: a resounding victory for Watts. The people want their hero to win as he was the better man in each prior match, but had the victory taken from him.
JORDAN
And I know you got the biggest smile on your face when you thought that your match with Kalmin was slated to happen after his match with Cross Recoba! Guess what, Kalmin’s first match is against you! Yeah, Kalmin has a hard night ahead of himself, but he loves hard work! You got your soft, rich boy hands by avoiding hard work!
(beat)
You would never get excited by a submission match and a cage match in the same night. In fact, I do not know if it has ever happened. No one has ever wanted that much work. The thing about Kalmin Watts is that he loves hard work! He knows this is a chance to prove himself to fans who may have never seen him before! He is always hungry! He always wants to prove himself!
(beat)
But it will be extra special when he beats you. He remembers the pain! He remembers all of your insults! That drives him! Look at him!
(motions to the barn where Watts is working away)
The southern and western United States has been brought to their knees by this heat dome! The moisture has been sucked out of the ground! There is nothing but dust beneath our feet! People spend their time trying to survive and find whatever fleeting hope exists,
(beat)
yet Kalmin Watts works. This climate makes him suffer, but he is fueled by the memory of all the pain you put him through! He remembers all your bloviating, too!
Jordan walks into the barn, lest he burn. He motions for Watts to take a break and join him.
JORDAN
Can you spare any words for your opponent?
WATTS
Crane, I know you think you’re working hard in your air conditioned gym in New York. I know you think your million dollar training regimen is perfect, but nothing can prepare you for Hell in a Cell with me! There’ll be no AC in Hell! There will be no $6,000 smoothies in Hell! All you’re gonna find is one pissed off Okie! I’m getting months of revenge on you! I’m not going to New York to out wrestle you. I’m going to New York to leave you a bloody mess in the ring as I walk out with the WUK World Heavyweight Title!