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

Meltdown
Singles Match
Mr. Kennedy -vs.- Hulk Hogan
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I N T R O D U C T I O N
MR. KENNEDY......KENNEDY

And your winner, Ken Kennedy! Just like he had told the world, Mr. Kennedy was top material and like he had told the world Mr. Kennedy had beaten the piece of slime known to the world as Carlito on Meltdown, a superstar that was nothing to the platinum blonde Kennedy and would never be anything in his dazzling blue eyes. He stood victorious on Meltdown not having to breathe in another breath as he stood over Carlito on Meltdown, with a big smile on his face. But now, Ken Kennedy is set to face a new test next week, hoping to continue a hopeful winning streak and to make one win to turn to two. But does this new challenger scare Mr. Kennedy, does the name of Hulk Hogan send tremors down his spinal cord? The only man who could answer that is Ken Kennedy himself and it’s obvious that such a question will be answered…

S c e ne O n e- V e r y N i c e

The scene slowly brings us to once again the backstage setting of Meltdown. As the camera slowly focuses we can see in the darkness the approaching figure of Ken Kennedy, if one listened close enough you could hear his music still thundering the arena behind him as he returns backstage. A smile is smeared across his lips as he walks to see Paul Heyman waiting for him grinning probably larger than Kennedy himself. He swings an arm over Kennedy’s shoulders and walks alongside him.

Paul Heyman\\Creative Genius//: See Kennedy, see what you can do? I knew you could do it…

The two walk a few more strides before Heyman brings his arm off of Kennedy’s shoulders after an annoyed fashion from Ken himself.

Ken Kennedy\\The Center of Every Story//: Paul…it was Carlito…it wasn’t even a question if I’d be able to beat him. Like I said…he’s nothing.

Kennedy rubs his hands together and proceeds down the hallway, rolling his eyes as they head to the locker room.

Paul Heyman\\Creative Genius//: Of course Ken, but I’m sure we both feel better with a win underneath of our belts…now we just have to really turn up the volume.

Ken frowns just slightly and tighten s his lips slightly before clapping his hands together.

Ken Kennedy\\The Center of Every Story//: And how should we do that? Should I take someone out, steal some guy’s girl what?

Paul Heyman\\Creative Genius//: No nothing too drastic, trust me Ken, if you keep up a solid winning streak there’s no way that you can be overlooked. This is just win one of many.

Ken Kennedy\\The Center of Every Story//: Got that right….but Paul…are you sure Meltdown is right for me? I mean here...just doesn’t seem as great as it was when I was on Fusion.

He looks around slightly, chomping on his gum and stops in the middle of the hallway, a woman with a clipboard not paying attention runs into him. She stumbles backward and finally catches her footing, looking up at him and smiling. He smirks back at first as she speaks.

Lacy\\Wearing A Skirt Way Too Short//: Sorry sir….I don’t think I’ve caught your name…

She places a hand on his still relatively warm chest from the match and he smirks and whispers into her ear.

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

He takes a slight break as she smirks and she is about to respond when he yells loudly in her face…

Ken Kennedy\\The Center of Every Story//: KENNEDY! Now get the hell out of my face YOU SLUT!

She gives him a look of pure hatred and disgust before she hurries out of dodge, leaving Kennedy with a look of disgust on his own face.

Ken Kennedy\\The Center of Every Story//: See, there aren’t even any divas on this show and there are still two dollar skanks trying to get some of this…at least on Fusion I had Melina to chase them off from me.

He sighs heavily and leads Paul into his locker room a few paces away.

Paul Heyman\\Creative Genius//: So how is your relationship with Melina anyway?

Ken closes the door behind him when he gets in and shrugs slightly.

Ken Kennedy\\The Center of Every Story//: We’ve been together for a few good months…and let’s say…I think we’ll be going strong for awhile.

Heyman smirks and hits Ken gently on the arm.

Paul Heyman\\Creative Genius//: Well you’ve guys gone the whole way then…

Ken rolls his eyes.

Ken Kennedy\\The Center of Every Story//: You don’t get much do you Paul? We’ve been all the way and back man…

Paul Heyman\\Creative Genius//: Well Ken I’m not as young as I used to be.

Ken shrugs and goes into the back room to change to street clothes still earshot of Heyman.

Paul Heyman\\Creative Genius//: Anything you’re worried about with her? I mean you two being on two different shows now…you think she’s doing anything behind your back?

There is a slight silence as Ken pulls down an affliction shirt over his upper half and finishes getting dressed.

Ken Kennedy\\The Center of Every Story//: It’s not her…that I’m worried about…

Paul Heyman\\Creative Genius//: Who’s the problem then?

Ken moves back into the main room, running a hand through his short blonde hair and sighing heavily.

Ken Kennedy\\The Center of Every Story//: You’ve seen those two guys on Fusion….Billy and Chuck…

Paul Heyman\\Creative Genius//: The gay ones? Ken…you do know the definition of gay…homosexual right?

Ken gives Heyman a not very enthused glare before taking his wrestling gear and zippering it up into his bag on one of the chairs nearby.

Ken Kennedy\\The Center of Every Story//: I don’t know…maybe they want to come back over to the other side…if you saw them..you’d know…I just can’t let them bother me though. That’s the only reason why I wish I was over there…keep her out of trouble.

Paul Heyman\\Creative Genius//: How sweet…

Ken rolls his eyes once again and cleans up a few things in his locker room.

Ken Kennedy\\The Center of Every Story//: I don’t know, I could head back over to Fusion if things don’t work as we want here…

Paul Heyman\\Creative Genius//: There are still so many opportunities here Ken…you’ve only been here for a few weeks…

Ken Kennedy\\The Center of Every Story//: I know, I’m staying here too…and I’m gonna make an impact like you said…now…let’s get going…

Heyman took that as a need to end the conversation at that, even if it was apparent that Ken had been doing some thinking on switching back to the other show, mainly to spend more time with his girlfriend and perhaps take advantage of the opportunities he hadn’t jumped at on Fusion that weren’t on Meltdown. Either way, Paul Heyman was sure to set up a match on Meltdown, neither knowing exactly who Heyman would be able to pull out of the roster for Kennedy to ‘make an impact’ on the following week. The scene slowly fades away as the door to Ken Kennedy’s locker room is closed, Ken Kennedy and Paul Heyman leaving the arena.

S c e ne T w o- T h e L a t e L a t e S h o w W I t h C r a I g F e r g u s o n

Our scene slowly opens a CBS Television Studio in Los Angeles California in the mid afternoon. The sun beams from outside come through backstage as Ken Kennedy is shown standing looking out to the city below, waiting for his time to be called out on stage for the recording of the show known as, “The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson.” The show itself isn’t an overly popular selection, due to the late night factor and that most people prefer David Letterman that airs right before it on the same channel. Either way, it had been Craig Ferguson’s show who had called Paul Heyman not the other way around. Ken was only doing this for publicity and for the fact that Heyman owed the favor to the producer. He paced back and forth backstage, a few of the people in the audience spotting his glowing hair and giving slight smirks to him causing him to shuffle backwards out of sight on purpose to keep out of their sight. He smirked slightly and ran into Paul Heyman who was next to him, gabbing on the cell phone and smiling brightly as he snapped the phone shut.

Ken Kennedy\\The Center of Every Story//: Who was that?

Paul Heyman\\Creative Genius//: My inside sources…you’re fighting Hogan next week…

Ken opened his mouth just slightly in surprise, having to blink a few times and leaned forward, placing a hand on Heyman’s shoulder.

Ken Kennedy\\The Center of Every Story//: Hogan…as in…Hulk Hogan?

Paul Heyman\\Creative Genius//: Yea isn’t that great?

Ken Kennedy\\The Center of Every Story//: Great??? Paul..that guy shouldn’t be in a frickin’ wrestling ring! I’m surprised he hasn’t had a heart attack in the middle of the ring already…

Paul Heyman\\Creative Genius//: Yea I know Ken…but hear me out…Hogan has a championship opportunity…beat him…and I’d say that’s an opportunity in itself.

Heyman patted Kennedy on the back as the host, known as Craig Ferguson came back from a commercial break.

Craig Ferguson\\Host On Late Late TV//: Ladies and gentleman he is a wrestler in the World Incorporated Wrestling Corporation, give it up for Ken Kennedy with his manager Paul Heyman everyone.

The two of them walk out on stage, Kennedy shaking Craig’s hand briefly before they move to the higher platform which is situated with a desk in which Craig sits at and two comfortable chairs. A purple back drop of Los Angeles is painted behind them as Heyman and Craig sit down, Kennedy still stands up. Ken proceeds to raise his hand up to the air, awaiting a microphone to come down to rest in his hand…and without further ado one does so.

Ken Kennedy\\The Center of Every Story//: If you excuse me Craig…I will properly…introduce myself. Ladies and gentleman boys and girls, I GIVE TO YOU, the most astonishing individual to ever hit a wrestling locker room, the most enchanting man that will ever grace your television sets and the BEST guest that Craig Ferguson has ever had…I AM MR. KENNNNNNNEEEEDDDDDDDDDDDDYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY………………………………………………

There is a pause throughout the crowd and Craig looks up to Ken with a confused expression on his face as the blonde continues.

Ken Kennedy\\The Center of Every Story//: KENNNNEEEEDYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The crowd cheers and laughs as Kennedy lets the microphone returns to the ceiling and Ken sits down, grinning from ear to ear.

Ken Kennedy\\The Center of Every Story//: You see Craig that’s how it’s done…

Craig Ferguson, a man from Scotland and a dedicated to his profession man with jet black hair with dabs of white nestled in it smirks and nods.

Craig Ferguson\\Host On Late Late TV//: I see…well I could have never done that…I don’t have the air capacity…

The crowd laughs and Kennedy nods his head slightly.

Craig Ferguson\\Host On Late Late TV//: Does that take practice to do that?

Ken Kennedy\\The Center of Every Story//: Well I used to announce basketball games when I was in High School…did some things like that…plus ask my mom I’m a pretty loud guy so…yea…haha.

Craig Ferguson\\Host On Late Late TV//: That’s cool though, do you do that in the wrestling ring too?

Ken Kennedy\\The Center of Every Story//: Yes sir, those wrestling announcers don’t have the capability…I’m too good for them.

The crowd laughs and Kennedy looks out to them.

Ken Kennedy\\The Center of Every Story//: I’m serious…

Craig Ferguson\\Host On Late Late TV//: I can see you’re just spectacular…but this is Paul Heyman your manager.

Paul Heyman\\Creative Genius//: Yes my name is Paul Heyman…I manage Ken, get his matches together the business side of things…I got him on here today so.

Craig Ferguson\\Host On Late Late TV//: Well Ken I would have gotten this guy fired for making him come onto my show…

The crowd laughs again in unison and Ken shrugs slightly.

Ken Kennedy\\The Center of Every Story//: Paul really is a genius when it comes to the business and I see us working together for a long while…Just this week he got me a match with Hulk Hogan.

The crowd screams slightly and cheers some laughing.

Craig Ferguson\\Host On Late Late TV//: Hulk Hogan? I remember that guy…with the vitamins and all that…you’re taking him on? Are you sure it’s not like a distance son or look alike?

Ken laughs before responding.

Ken Kennedy\\The Center of Every Story//: Yea I’m sure…

Craig Ferguson\\Host On Late Late TV//: He’s still around? I mean that guy must be older…than BOB BARKER!

Both Ken and Paul laugh along with the rest of the audience.

Craig Ferguson\\Host On Late Late TV//: You’ve got to be able to take this guy out right? I mean…is he going to be able to do any of those maneuvers anymore?

Ken Kennedy\\The Center of Every Story//: He actually won a match at the recent Pay Per View…we had…a pretty good match but he was fighting guys that couldn’t wrestle themselves out of a paper bag. But things are going to be different when I fight him on Meltdown…

Craig Ferguson\\Host On Late Late TV//: Meltdown, Pay Per Views? You’ve lost me…

Ken Kennedy\\The Center of Every Story//: Well see, the WIW is broke down into two shows, same company just some competition between WIW superstars you know to give them that extra push. The Pay Per View is where we have our bigger matches basically every month or so, where everything kind of gets pushed together.

Ferguson nodded and spoke up again.

Craig Ferguson\\Host On Late Late TV//: So you’re going to be facing Hogan at Meltdown, that’s the brand you’re on? Can we get a picture of Hulk Hogan?

A picture of Bob Barker beating on Adam Sandler in the movie “Happy Gilmore,” comes up on the screen and everyone laughs yet again.

Craig Ferguson\\Host On Late Late TV//: Well I do wish you luck against Hogan because obviously he’s still got something to still be around…it was a pleasure meeting the two of you…Mr. Kennedy and Paul Heyman…

Ken Kennedy\\The Center of Every Story//: No problem Craig…the pleasure was all yours and uh…you’ve got a nice frickin’ head…

Craig Ferguson\\Host On Late Late TV//: I’m glad of that…we’ll be right back everyone!

The scene slowly fades with Craig talking to Kennedy and the camera blacks out.

S c e ne T h r e e- I’ m N o t L I k e T h e O t h e r s

The scene slowly opens to a dark evening in a slightly rural area, obviously just outside of a city due to the fact that sirens and horns could be heard just off into the distance. However, just as quickly as the scene is made, a lone figure can be seen trudging on train tracks that head in both directions. The figure is obviously a man, his hair spiked and pointed to the sky, comfortable and fashionable jeans tug at his legs as he walks along with golden timberland boots protecting his feet. He yawns slightly as the camera catches up and his dazzling blue eyes catch sight of it.

Ken Kennedy\\The Center of Every Story//: Ladies and gentlemen….I AM…MR….KENNEDY….

With a soft whisper he finishes his phrase…

Ken Kennedy\\The Center of Every Story//: Kennedy….and ladies and gentlemen you all saw me last week in action at Meltdown take out Carlito without even a sweat…

He swipes his hand ahead of him as if smacking Carlito out of the conversation entirely.

Ken Kennedy\\The Center of Every Story//: Like I said I would…Carlito was an easy bug to squash and I quickly got him out of my hair. My fantastic hair at that. But Carlito is no longer my concern, he’s out of the picture entirely…back to the drawing board with YOU Carlito, get another gimmick and get a hair-cut…because hair-cuts can be very liberating, especially Carlito for a guy like you. But anyway back to my main focus here….my main focus on a guy who likes to call himself Hulk Hogan….now I know how much people like you Hogan which makes me even more disgusted with you. The fact is Hogan, you just don’t know when to hang up your boots for good. You don’t know when enough is enough, when you’ve had enough LOSSES, when you’ve had enough HUMILIATION! Because Hogan the fact is you just can’t get around the ring like you used to. Plus it’s not like you really ever could wrestle, you could just relate to most of the idiotic fans so they instantly fell in love with your swinging finger, HULKAMANIC IS RUNNIN’ WILD SELF! I never fell into the sickness of Hulkamania, I was never a Hulkamanic and even if some people say they would kill Hulkamania they’ve never been successful. Why? Because they never got the job done, they ran away when you seemed to have a little bit of hope in your eye, when you were breathing normally and could breathe without struggling! I’m not like the others Hogan, in the fact that I don’t like you, I sure as hell don’t respect you and SURELY don’t fear you.

Ken smirks and looks up to the heavens, the stars shining as brightly as they possibly could on that particular evening.

Ken Kennedy\\The Center of Every Story//: And Hogan…for you to have the audacity to say that I’m just another guy that’s here for a big buck is ridiculous? I wouldn’t be here for a big buck man, if I was here for a big buck I would just say screw this match get someone else to fight the old geezer. The fact remains Hogan that I am in this business to be successful for myself, because I love it, because I love kicking the crap of old defenseless legends like you who have NO IDEA how lucky they are to still be walking. Sadly Hogan, your time has run out, your time as a legend has run out because I’m ready to finish it off for good. YOU DON’T DESERVE ANOTHER SHOT AT ANY TITLE….IT IS I KEN KENNEDY WHO DESERVES ALL OF THAT!

He steps slowly off of the tracks and brings out a clearly red and yellow bandana reading: ‘Hulkamania’ from his jean pocket, letting it ruffle in the wind slightly until finally bringing out of a match and lighting it on fire, the fire spreading quickly Ken let it fall to the train tracks where it later would be run over by one of the trains coming by.

Ken Kennedy\\The Center of Every Story//: Call me a rookie all you want Hogan, but the fact is that I have all the experience I need to know how to take you down…and out…finally what the world needs….AND THAT’S….GUARANTEEEED!!!!

The scene slowly ends as the camera zooms up on the burning cloth, turning to nothing but ash and falling among the dirt…just like Ken Kennedy hopes Hulk Hogan’s career will turn out after his matchup with him on this upcoming Meltdown…Ken Kennedy vs. Hulk Hogan a match that has been just waiting to happen….

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