Goodbye Danny Ray (Rumble Tag)

[Venom 🕷]

Yes Danny, yes.

Feel that anger.

Let it run through you.

Do everything I’ve told you to do. Show me the man that longs for attention. Show me the man that craves gold only for the notoriety it brings. Forget the fake you. Forget the Family Man, the God Fearing Man and the Schitzo bullshit you’ve already shown me and every other stiff challenge you’ve ever had.

Do everything I’ve told you.

It’s nice this time of year in Madrid. Venom is out the day before his big event walking with his Bear. They’re on a quiet side street passing small shops when a dark black town car pulls up and stops next to the pair. Venom stops ready in case something happens, Goldbear II doesn’t seem to care. The back window rolls down and James Franklin Karn looks out at Venom.

“Long time buddy,” Venom says to his former Young Guns cohort.

“Too long,” JFK replies. “Does the bear know his way back?”

“Of course.”

Venom reaches over and motions for Goldbear II to head back and he walks around the car and gets in the back seat on the drivers side. Our view switches to a dashboard cam.

“Thanks for joining me V. We have business to discuss.”

We fade out.

I know you think you’re being passionate right now Danny. I know you think you’re enraged because Mueller and myself insulted your precious garbage pail kid. I know you think you can funnel all that rage into the match on Sunday and it will help you, but it won’t.

Anger is the path to the dark side Danny. This isn’t Star Wars, though, Danny. I am not trying to dissuade you from going to the dark side. I do want you on the dark side, because that’s where I live. That’s where I play. That’s where I rule. And that, Danny, is where I’ve led you.

I’ve told you from the beginning you were going to Hell, and now you’ve willfully walked their because I laid out the breadcrumbs and you followed.

JFK hands Venom a flute of champagne, Venom accepts but rather than drink it he sets it down. JFK tosses his back like a shot.

“I’m here for one reason, V, to settle things with my brother,” JFK says. “But being here, even for this short amount of time, has made me realize how much I miss being a part of this.”

“I’m glad to hear that, but where do I come in,” Venom replies. “We’re still friends, but this isn’t like nCw. We don’t need your financial backing or your pull like we did there.”

“I know you don’t need me,” JFK says before turning to look Venom in the eyes. “Do you want me there is the question.”

Venom keeps silent in response letting the words hang in the air.

“If I’m going to stick around, I would probably do most of my work as a mentor, but I’ll need a place I can call home. A place where I can go to settle my scores. A place to be with friends,” JFK says breaking the silence.

“Look man, I’ve told you we don’t need you,” Venom says with a long pause. “I never said we don’t want you. You helped the Guns succeed in a place no one thought we could simply because we were friends. If you need a place to be, Guns is always open to you.”

Venom reaches out and the two men shake hands.

Thank you Danny.

Thank you for playing right into my hands.

Thank you for doing everything I wanted of you.

I knew you were stupid, but I’d hoped deep down you’d make this more of a challenge. Instead, you walked right into my trap. You followed my breadcrumbs and now you’re here. Filled with anger. Filled with rage. Filled with so much emotion you cannot properly express it.

You’re here now Danny. You’re here in hell. The place I told you you’d be going, but you failed to recognize it.

Your god can’t save you now. You belong to me now, and you’ll never be the same again.

There’s one day left.

Call your wife. FaceTime your children. Make your amends. Because for you, it’s all about to end.

[Deleted]

Danny Ray - " Venom you claim I walked willingly into your trap, that I didn't recognize where I was. I'm glad your so confident that you already have this match won because that's simply going to be your downfall. See yes my emotions are burning hotter than ever, yes it pisses me off that your such a low life coward you have to insult a 3-year-old little girl to make you feel like a man. "

Danny Ray - " You claim my God can't save me, see that's where your wrong yet again. I may be walking through hell this Sunday at The Rumble but I'm not alone my God walks alongside me. Venom unlike you I realize what I'm stepping into who I am facing, you don't. "

The Ray family seem to be enjoying the sunny day in Madrid as they play at a local park while Danny Ray makes a quick video for his opponents this Sunday.

Danny Ray - " I remember this isn't just a tag match anymore it's a triple threat tag match and that The Borgs will be a dangerous piece of the puzzle. Have you forgotten about them? Seems like your completely focused on me and my partner Austin, haha. Are you that worried about us that you feel the need to talk more shit than you can back up? "

Danny Ray - " I have no problem facing you two and the Borgs and even if I lose I will have made a devastating impression on you that you will never forget. Trust me when I say you will never be the same again. "

The Family Man looks back at his children as they play with their cousin Austin and their mother.

Danny Ray - "Oh, let me guess you will probably respond to my message here talking about how the impression I leave won't be nothing and your so much better and blah, blah, blah. But you are right about one thing something is coming to an end but it isn't what you think... "

Danny Ray - "SPOILER it's your title reign. "

[Venom 🕷]

Oh Danny.

Look at you, so filled with rage you can’t even hear me properly.

I never said that I already won the match. My titles are in danger. Now, by no means do I think you or your cousin can beat me, but the Borgs already surprised us once and they could easily surprise us again by pinning you or getting pinned by you or your cousin.

You assume that I’m saying I won the match, though. I did indeed already win, because I’ve gotten so deep in your head that I have my own rental property in there.

Welcome to Madrid. What could be as big as the XHF Rumble and draw as many people to one place? A home game for the home football team Real Madrid. Crowds of people are rushing towards the stadium. Among the crowd is Venom and Rob Arnold. They stop in front of the stadium.

“Take it in V,” Rob says. “It’s the best place to be in the world, the football pitch.”

“Soccer pitch,” Venom replies snarkily.

“Football V. This is Europe not America,” Rob replies.

“The football I know is played by 300 pound men who don’t have a single care about their own well-being,” Venom says. “This is bean-pole men running around in little shorts playing with a ball.”

“You say that now, but your mood will change once things get going,” Rob responds.

“We’ll see,” Venom says with a sigh. “I’d rather be at the hotel bar watching the Braves play.”

The continue into the stadium as we cut.

I’m so deep inside of you Danny that my words are coming out of your mouth.

I told you you would not be the same, and now here you are saying the same to me. I told you to focus on me and now you’re so focused on me you don’t even see my promos to the Borgs. You’re blinded Danny, blinded by me being in your head.

I know there is more than one team in this match and I know there’s more than you on your team, but messing with you and ruining your life is much more fun than continuing to poke fun at your cousins butt cancer and the Borgs. It’s fun getting inside your head and playing you like a puppet.

You want another example of how I’m playing you? Just go back and watch your own promo.

Inside the stadium. Venom and Rob have tremendous seats. Being the X*Crown Champion has its perks.

“This is so BOOOOORING,” Venom says in the tone of a child.

“Calm down V, it’s barely even been the opening kick,” Rob replies.

“Are they every going to score,” Venom whines.

“Probably, but it would be a nill draw,” Rob says.

“UGH!” Venom exclaims.

Cut.

I turned you. I made you change over the month. You went from the Family Man, to the God Fearing Man to the Schitzo and from making you do that I learned how to trigger each one.

I knew when I mentioned that your god couldn’t help you you’d regress right back into your God Fearing Man and talk about God on your side. I could almost tell you world for word what you’d say.

I knew because I’m in your head Danny.

I control you. I own you.

You belong to me.

The game has carried on. Real Madrid is up 2-0 in the second half. The crowd is signing happily as the game continues on, and there in the middle of the crowd locked arm in arm with Rob on one side and a complete stranger on the other is Venom singing along with a fight song he’s never heard before.

So I guess in some way Danny, you’re right. I do believe I’ve already won, because I have.

I’ve won your mind.

I can do with it what I will. I can make you say what I want you to say. I can turn you any which why I feel.

I’ve already won because in spite of your past success in AWF, and that place you came from, I made you change over and over again. I made you divert from what got you to this point.

I live inside of you now.

And you’ll forever belong to me.

[Deleted]

Danny Ray - " In my mind you say Venom, let's see just because you think you know what I will say or do doesn't mean your in my mind or do you own it. If you want to be honest there's no room for you in my mind. Hell, there's barely room for me half the time. "

Danny Ray - " Don't think for a second because I focus more on you that I don't realize the Borgs are still there. See let me tell you a little something someone told me when I first started my career. He said when in a match always focus on the weakest link and to be fair Venom your the weakest link out of the Guns and the Borgs. "

The Family Man seems to be trying to give a quick message once again to his opponents as the children sit at a picnic table eating their lunch.

Danny Ray - " I may be new to this business prepared to the likes of you, Mueller, the Borgs but I have been trained by the best I have fought some of the best and I am a quick study. I learned almost immediately who would be the one I would get my first victory over in our Global title match. When it was announced. "

Danny Ray - " It's like this my emotions just make me better, I fight harder, I try harder and I will take more risk. So when you went out of your way to make this personal, simply because you think that your still The Guns of old that's when you made your first mistake. I may not be the best at talking a bunch of crap to my opponent but I am really good at unleashing a beating on my opponent. "

The twins start to pull at Danny Ray wanting him to go play on the swings with them, he smiles at them and tells them in a minute he will be there. The twins run over to the swings all happy as Danny Ray finishes his message.

Danny Ray - " Venom I'm not going to keep dragging this out, so it's like this underestimate me all you want. Say you own me that you have taken me to hell whatever you want. But truth be known I have been living in my own hell for months now fighting my own demons and you are simply just another challenger who thinks he knows me and has my number. "

Danny Ray - " Now I will see you tomorrow night in the ring, but for now it's time to go be who I am 'The Family Man'. "