Mr. Kennedy.........Kennedy

Meltdown
Singles Match
Mr. Kennedy -vs.- Shawn Michaels
ROLEPLAY # 1/2

I N T R O D U C T I O N
MR. KENNEDY......KENNEDY

Ted DiBiase was added to the list. Another man had been added to the never-ending list of superstars that Ken Kennedy was taking out. One by one, they were all falling and contributing to Ken’s success that he knew he deserved. Two weeks in a row Ken Kennedy had had to put his title on the line against the Client and then the manager and in two weeks Ken Kennedy had gained two victories, as simple, as that. No matter how such victories were claimed, they were claimed by Ken Kennedy and he wouldn’t be denying their authenticity. However, with another week come and gone, Ken Kennedy has to turn his sights on another challenge, his US championship not at stake, but his pride of course always a factor.

S c e ne O n e- In The Pocket

Ken Kennedy\\The Center Of Every Story//: Eight ball, corner pocket…

With a slick movement of the pool stick, the tip hit the ball just slightly and within a second the game had been one. The ball sunk into the pocket with ease and just like that Ken had won another game against his manager, Paul Heyman in one of the finest and luxurious clubs in town. Melina who had been gabbing on her cell phone about important ‘Fusion’ business, as she liked to call it, pulled her cell phone off her ear and rose to her feet to join Ken in his celebration.

Melina was only interested in making herself being noticed as someone special, in this case the winner’s girlfriend. A few low card superstars gathered around and clapped to see such a match-up between Heyman and Ken and were sad to see it come to the end. Heyman sighed and moved to a side seat to sit down and Ken did the same with Melina. Ken grabbed her phone and shut it off only to give pull her on his lap. She pulled away quickly.

Melina Perez\\Queen of The World//: KEN! That was an IMPORTANT phone call!

He smiled in a cocky fashion and smirked only to have her melt into his arms again and forgive him instantly.

Ken Kennedy\\The Center Of Every Story//: We’re gonna have FUN tonight baby girl…

Paul Heyman\\Creative Genius//: Got that right…these past two weeks have been hectic for us all.

Ken Kennedy\\The Center Of Every Story//: Well not hectic…I knew I was going to be able to beat both DiBiase and his piece of shit client Kazarian. I just want this past Meltdown to be forgotten…

Ken lifts his drink from the table and sips it softly before Melina wets his lips with hers.

Melina Perez\\Queen of the World//: It was ridiculous of what that Kazar guy did to you baby.

She puts a hand on the bruise mark, illuminated in the glowing blue light of the club, on his head.

Ken Kennedy\\The Center Of Every Story//: It was wasn’t it?

She kisses it slightly and he milks it as if he’s feeling pain.

Melina Perez\\Queen of the World//: You’ll make him pay…

Ken smirks and looks up in her eyes, with a new ferocity sparkling in his gaze.

Ken Kennedy\\The Center Of Every Story//: You have no idea.

They both share a brief moment of laughter before Heyman breaks in again, coming back with a refilled drink and a large order of cheese fries.

Paul Heyman\\Creative Genius//: Well thankfully….we don’t….have to worry about either of them, match wise this week….you’re not going up with either….

Ken lets Melina slide to the couch and gets up to further the conversation with Paul.

Ken Kennedy\\The Center Of Every Story//: What? You didn’t get me a match with KAZARIAN?

Paul Heyman\\Creative Genius//: No Ken, I figured you wouldn’t want it. Plus trust me, it’s best to move on from this.

Ken Kennedy\\The Center Of Every Story//: Move on from this? Paul the guy disrespected me and humiliated me! There’s no way I’m going to let this guy get away with this.

Paul Heyman\\Creative Genius//: Ken, the match is set, there’s nothing I can do…

Ken Kennedy\\The Center Of Every Story//: Paul, you’re my manager, you’re supposed to make things happen! You’re supposed to get the things I want DONE…DONE!

Paul Heyman\\Creative Genius//: There’s nothing I can do Ken. Hopefully after this week I can talk with some people and then we can get you that match. But for now, you have other things to worry about…big other things…

Melina gets up from her seated position and grabs Ken forearm, bringing herself into the conversation.

Melina Perez\\Queen of the World//: What kind of other things?

Paul was reluctant to say anything further to ruin Ken’s good mood, especially since they were going to be spending the whole day together tomorrow for the Packer’s game.

Paul Heyman\\Creative Genius//: Things like Shawn Michaels….

Ken Kennedy\\The Center Of Every Story//: Paul….

Ken looked do the ground, obviously aggravated at such a moment and he took a deep breath before he spoke.

Ken Kennedy\\The Center Of Every Story//: In the middle of ALL this, of this thing with me and Kazarian you decide to get me a match with Shawn Michaels?

Melina Perez\\Queen of the World//: Now, I’m not saying Michaels is amazing Ken, you’re much better for sure, better than he EVER was baby, but he just came back! He’s not going to go down easy…

Ken Kennedy\\The Center Of Every Story//: You think I don’t know that? DAMNIT PAUL, get me out of this match!

Paul Heyman\\Creative Genius//: Okay, here’s what I can do, you and me, we go have a meeting with Bischoff tomorrow morning before the Packers game. We’ll see what we can do.

Ken sighs and nods.

Paul Heyman\\Creative Genius//: I’ll go get it arranged, you enjoy your evening with Melina, Ken. Okay?

Ken nods once again and watches Paul get up and leave the area, the pool table being used by the lower superstars now. Ken falls back onto the couch, rubbing the side of his head before Melina sits next to him and rubs his shoulders. The scene slowly ends at this shot of the two of them together, with the music pulsing around them and the light beams flickering continuously.

S c e ne T w o Let’s Arrange This

The scene slowly opens to the view of Paul Heyman and Ken Kennedy. Ken looks as if his head is throbbing painfully from the night before, half due to a hangover and the other half for not getting enough sleep. Both men are dressed relatively nicely for the meeting that was going to be taking place. Ken squints as bright lights seep into the office building that they walk in as they proceed down the hallway.

Paul Heyman\\Creative Genius//:Okay Ken, let me do most of the talking, you’re here to show your concern.

Ken Kennedy\\The Center Of Every Story//: God Paul, why you gotta talk so loud?

Heyman rolls his eyes as they turn a corner and stop abruptly to a door. Paul looks down on a piece of paper for the location and he nods.

Paul Heyman\\Creative Genius//: Ready?

Ken Kennedy\\The Center Of Every Story//: No.

Paul Heyman\\Creative Genius//: Too bad.

Heyman twists the knob and holds it open for Ken and they walk in, Eric Bischoff on the other side of the room, fingering through a novel at his lap. He looks up and smirks to see the two men coming, standing and shaking their hands.

Eric Bischoff\\Meltdown G.M.//: Mr. Heyman, how are you sir?

Ken squinted his eyes slightly in irritation of his name not being the first to be said in the greeting. Ken nudged Paul to the side a bit and shook Bischoff’s hand.

Ken Kennedy\\The Center Of Every Story//: Mr. Kennedy….

Eric Bischoff\\Meltdown G.M.//: I’m quite aware, WIW United States Championship…

Ken smirked arrogantly and shrugged his shoulders.

Ken Kennedy\\The Center Of Every Story//: Well you know, I am Meltdown’s best…the WIW’s best…

Eric Bischoff\\Meltdown G.M.//: Well I have to keep my people happy! And you Ken, are one of my people…what can I do for you gentlemen?

Paul began to speak but Ken cut him off.

Ken Kennedy\\The Center Of Every Story//: Well Eric…mind if I call you Eric?

Eric was about to respond but Ken cut him off too.

Ken Kennedy\\The Center Of Every Story//: Good, Eric, because you see, I seem to be having a bit of a problem with that Kazarian guy…

Eric Bischoff\\Meltdown G.M.//: Don’t like the guy on a personal level but uh, he’s a good competitor…and he impressed me last week with taking YOU out…

Ken Kennedy\\The Center Of Every Story//: Well, hah, you see I kinda have my sights sets on him so instead of my little match I have on Meltdown now…I need that switched…

Eric Bischoff\\Meltdown G.M.//: Oh well, I think we can manage a match, just not on Meltdown this week…

Ken Kennedy\\The Center Of Every Story//: Well Eric, you know…uh, I really need to get this guy done with soon, he’s annoying me.

Eric Bischoff\\Meltdown G.M.//: Well you’re fighting Shawn Michaels this week Ken.

Ken cocks his head to the right and laughs slightly.

Ken Kennedy\\The Center Of Every Story//: I know that ERIC, and I want out of it.

Eric Bischoff\\Meltdown G.M.//: KEN, no.

Ken Kennedy\\The Center Of Every Story//: No…Eric…Eric LISTEN!

Eric Bischoff\\Meltdown G.M.//: NO NO KEN…KEN LISTEN TO ME!

Ken shut his eyes shut, his headache worsening.

Ken Kennedy\\The Center Of Every Story//: Must you yell?

Eric Bischoff\\Meltdown G.M.//: YES Ken, I MUST! You realize who I am? I am ERIC BISCHOFF, Meltdown General Manager and the booker of these matches. Shawn Michaels versus Ken Kennedy is SET in STONE and I’m not BUDGING from that decision. No matter what, so I thank you both for coming down here, but that’s my decision. Now, I have important things to do, I advise you to GET…OUT!

At that time Ken’s hand had been on his head, as if the pressure of his hand to his skull would stop the pulsing. He gave an aggravated groan and didn’t have anything more to say, quickly turning his back on Bischoff and heading out the door.

Paul Heyman\\Creative Genius//: Eric…there has to be something we can do….

Eric Bischoff\\Meltdown G.M.//: Out…

Eric raised his hand to point to the exit and Heyman took backed away, going into the hallway where Ken was waiting.

Ken Kennedy\\The Center Of Every Story//: PAUL! I thought you said you’d handle things!

Paul Heyman\\Creative Genius//: Ken, you’re the one who took control and thought you could woo him over, looks like you’re stuck with this match.

Ken sighs angrily and turns away from Heyman and walks down the hall, refusing to speak with him at such a time.

S c e ne T h r e e – From GREEENNN BAYYYY

The scene slowly opens to the view of a skybox Lambeau Field in none other than Green Bay Wisconsin. At such a time there is a football game just ending and none other than Ken Kennedy is standing in the sky box, clapping and smiling at the replays of the ending of the game, Packers winning against their opponents, 16-13. It had gone into overtime, and Paul Heyman could vouch that Ken had been going crazy, yelling at the top of his lungs like normal. No one could tell that inside Ken was in a bad mood, he was just having too much fun at the game.

Ken Kennedy\\The Center Of Every Story//: Gotta tell ya Paul, this has been pretty fun.

Paul Heyman\\Creative Genius//: Glad to hear it…

A few kids banged on the glass that separated the sky box from the crowds and Ken acted as if he was going to approach but instead raised his hand to do his signature look as if he were to slap someone. He laughs in a cocky fashion and then walks back to Paul.

Ken Kennedy\\The Center Of Every Story//: So a few of the guys are coming up? What am I saying? Of COURSE they are, they wouldn’t want to miss out on time with me! Ken Kennedy!

Paul rolls his eyes and as if on cue in walks in a few of the Green Bay Packers, specifically, Brett Favre, Bubba Franks, and a few others. Ken smirks to see them all come in the room one by one, grinning from ear to ear to see Ken there. Ken can’t stop smirking himself, as if he were a kid in a candy shop and being around the packers, a team he had watched since he was a little kid. Favre has a jersey in hand and comes up to talk with Ken.

Ken Kennedy\\The Center Of Every Story//: Brett, man it’s been a while now.

Brett Favre\\Years of Experience//: It has Ken, since the last time you were here a few years back…

Ken Kennedy\\The Center Of Every Story//: Been too long…whatcha got there?

Brett Favre\\Years of Experience//: Well I got ya a little something something, we got you a jersey here, Packers jersey, with non other than YOUR name on it.

Ken Kennedy\\The Center Of Every Story//: Oh man, I’m gonna cry…

Bubba Franks\\What Did He Say?//: That’s not all Ken…

Ken Kennedy\\The Center Of Every Story//: Really man?

Bubba Franks\\What Did He Say?//: Really. We got you a game ball here, with your name on it , with Packer’s number…one…fan….

Ken Kennedy\\The Center Of Every Story//: Ohhh man, that’s, that’s pretty cool.

Ken raises the jersey and a photographer who had come in with the Packers comes in and takes a few quick snapshots.

Brett Favre\\Years of Experience//: But Ken, other than following football…how’s wrestling for ya? We heard that you got a belt?

Ken puts his hand up quickly and turns around, digging through a few bags he had brought with him, finally pulling up his championship.

Ken Kennedy\\The Center Of Every Story//: Guys, what you’re looking at…WIW Gold…no matter how important that Super Bowl Trophy is to you guys…WIW Gold to me is ten times more than that. You see you guys, in football, you guys work as a team, but for single WIW Gold, you can’t depend on anyone, you can’t trust anyone, but yourself, and I ALONE have achieved this.

Ken raises up the gold just a little bit and a few of the players approach, reaching out to hold it but Ken snatches it away.

Ken Kennedy\\The Center Of Every Story//: Looking is free guys, but you can NOT TOUCH!

They all put their hands up in a defensive fashion as if not knowing.

Bubba Franks\\What Did He Say?//: Yea…we seen you lately on Meltdown…putting up that gold.

Ken Kennedy\\The Center Of Every Story//: Huh? Oh, I get ya. Yeah I mean, I put up my gold two weeks in a row, name another champion that did that the past two weeks, or EVER! I’m unbeatable…I’m MR. KENNEDY!

The small group of people applaud as Ken pulls up on the jersey overtop the nice suit he had been wearing and finishes.

Ken Kennedy\\The Center Of Every Story//: KENNEEEEDDDY!!!!!!

They all smile and laugh before Favre beings up something.

Brett Favre\\Years of Experience//: So you got a week off or something since you put up your title two weeks in a row?

Ken smirks.

Ken Kennedy\\The Center Of Every Story//: You’d think that wouldn’t you? But let me tell you something guys, I don’t GET breaks, I don’t get an off season, because I’m out there WEEK IN and WEEK OUT, this week just so happens to be against Shawn Michaels. But I’m not worried…I’ve got my revenge set on Kazarian…he laid me out with a chair…let me ask you something guys, when was the last time you all got hit with a chair….

There was a hushed silence that spread across the room and Ken nodded.

Ken Kennedy\\The Center Of Every Story//: Exactly, you guys get paid millions to the grow a little ball around, but I do what I do because I love it, and because I’m great a it. Shawn Michaels next week, the show stoppa, is going to be STOPPED. Cause you guys, he thinks that just because he made his little comeback, he’s going to be able to walk through ME.

Paul Heyman\\Creative Genius//: There’s no way that’s going to happen.

Heyman comes up from behind Ken and waves slightly.

Bubba Franks\\What Did He Say?//: Who are you?

Paul Heyman\\Creative Genius//: Ken’s manager, Paul Heyman.

The Packers look at each other, no one knowing who he is.

Ken Kennedy\\The Center Of Every Story//: Sit down Paul…even if you’re right. There is NO WAY that’s going to happen because, let’s get the facts straight here, I’m Mr. Kennedy, I’m the United States Champion. And guys let’s get this straight here too….

Ken turns to the camera man who switches on the camera, an instant message to Kazarian.

Ken Kennedy\\The Center Of Every Story//: If Kazarian, or his little manager Ted DiBiase even THINKS about coming to the ring during my match to ruin it… just by their ugly FACES coming on the screen the same time as mine is an insult by the way. I will make their lives a living hell, even more than it already will be once I get Michaels out of the picture.

There is a small silence and then a small cluster of claps start to pick up until the room is full of clapping and Ken puts up his hand and they all cease.

Ken Kennedy\\The Center Of Every Story//: Okay, now that that’s over, let’s get this party started.

Paul nods and as he does so music starts blaring from the speakers that had been hanging on the walls and a few Packers cheerleaders come in, a few specifically encircling Ken. He smiles with enjoyment but keeps his hands to himself, looking to Paul as if saying with his eyes, “If you tell Melina about this I swear to god, I will kill you.”

The scene slowly fades with Ken soaking in the attention of the cheerleaders, dressed appropriately now for the late night party, and for two nights in a row, Ken Kennedy was living large.

END ROLEPLAY