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NWL Combat Special Preview Event: Maelstrom vs. Dakota Smith

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It's all relative.....

(FADING IN SLOWLY..... Ever so slowly until we begin to see the screen divide into three segments...... offering views of silhouetted left and right profiles with the silhouette's ambiguous portrait set up between them. As the light slowly filters in, we begin to make out the outlines of long locks of hair resting against the silhouette's massive neck and shoulders. The room becomes more illuminated, forcing the last remnants of shadow to retreat, and as it does, both side profiles melt away along with the shadows, leaving us only with an enlarged frontal shot. This shot however still veils the persons identity as long strands of his jet-black mane lay carelessly over his face, effectively obscuring any noticeable feature, save for his intense brown eyes which continue to glare stoically at us. With a wave of his hand, he brushes the hair back, revealing the all too familiar face of the man known simply as.......)

MAELSTROM: (whispering to himself, almost inaudibly) It's all relative Dakota...... all relative......

(a moment of silence ensues, afterwards he begins speaking again, this time louder....)

MAELSTROM: Should it matter that I battled against your father Nevada before? Should it matter that now I'll be fighting against his son...... my nephew? (laughs to himself) Should it matter Dakota? Does it matter to you? Me? Well you more than just about anyone should know that I don't care WHO my opponent is! Legends, rookies, pretenders, wannabees, and yes, even family? It's all the same to me. So I'll spare ya the all too common ramblings of boastful accomplishments, trash talkin', accounts of reputed fame as well as threatening promises of what'll happen to you when we meet.

(the portrait shot pulls back to a full body shot showing Maelstrom leaning against his Harley V-Rod, the corded muscles on his arms ripple as he folds them across his massive chest which suddenly expands even more as he takes a pausing, deep breath. Moments later, he resumes speaking.......)

MAELSTROM: That kinda talk is meaningless and carries the stench of insecurity and fear. Yer impressions of me? My impressions of you? All meaningless Dakota, cuz whether I consider ya friend or foe, and yes, even family...... I'll still approach this match in the same exact manner with only one purpose in mind...... TO BEAT THE LIVIN' (BLEEP) OUTTA YA!!!

(pauses a bit as a faint smile begins curling upon his lips. He shuts his eyes and seems to lose himself in thought, momentarily savoring it all until his eyes suddenly open and the faint smile widens considerably..... appearing more wicked, more malicious......)

MAELSTROM: The cycle's about to repeat itself Dakota..... and you'll never be the same afterwards......

(The cameras begin to pull back on Maelstrom just as the lights dim and the shadows envelop and claim him once again ...... FADE OUT)
 

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For whom the bells toll.... They toll for thee...

(“For whom the bells toll” slowly comes into earshot as we begin to fade in on Dakota… Standing in front of a decaying brick wall, graffiti scribbled all over it, but it is two particular scribblings that catch our eye… The NWL emblem and the NEH symbol… The lighting making his shadow silhouette massively on the wall, and as we come closer, we view his chiseled body, attired in all black, wearing a pair of Gazelle shades, which he slowly takes off and begins to stare into our camera…)

DAKOTA: So Medina has decided to go for the jugular and pit you against me, maybe not such a good move on his part… Why do I say that Mael!? It’s quite simple; while you are a force to be reckoned with you’re not undefeatable… You have dropped your guard, feeling so damn self assured about yourself that you take things for granted while underestimating others… You’re so intoxicated with this new founded popularity; your ego is so inflated, you forget that all beginnings have ends… What makes you think that you’re so damn good!? The fact that you have defeated about 90% of your opponents!? Or can it be the fact that you have lined several walls with championship titles!? Notice I said 90%, leaving out 10% and that 10% being you know who…

(He slowly starts to pace, his movements methodically similar to those of an encaged animal ready to pounce… His facial expressions changing as he paces and apparently in deep thought at times… He flexes and shaking his head continues…)

DAKOTA: Can that be the reason why you have been so freaking hostile towards me Mael!? (Smirks and shakes his head) There is not really much I can say to ya Mael, your head is so swelled up and you have all this pent up hostility, that there is no talking to you… So I will just really listen to you rant and rave about this and that, I will even let ya insult my intelligence and berate me and the rest of the family… (Again, he smirks, this time in a cynical fashion…) You must have your reasons, but I do not see where you come off talking all that crap about me Mael… Whatever happened between you, Nevada, the UA and the NEH is between you and them, it has nothing to do with me, but you see it differently and that will be your downfall Mael, you think that I will enmesh myself in this petty ante feud you have going on with Nevada…

(His pacing stops momentarily as if trying to gather his thoughts, stares into the camera with a menacing glare… He clenches his fists, his expression becomes deadpan, his muscles begin to twitch as he again flexes…)

DAKOTA: Nah Mael that is not going to happen… You want to come at me, you come at me because of me, not because of Nevada, or anyone else I associate myself with… That will be about the only way you would stand a snowball’s chance in hell against me… Stop this BS and concentrate on the REAL problem Mael, ME!!! I am the one you need to truly focus on, you need to concentrate all the damn courage and energy you can muster up when the time comes… And inside that square circle Meal, you won’t be opposite Nevada, you’ll be eyeball to eyeball with ME!!! Have you ever even bothered to really absorb that scenario Mael!? No, I guess not, your ego won’t allow it, so you ramble on and on about the same crap you accuse Nevada and the rest of… Take a real hard look around Mael, do ya see anyone around besides me!? You don’t, no Nevada, no JC, nobody, Mael no one lurking in the shadows waiting to pounce on your narrow rear end… I am finally coming out of the shadows Mael, too bad Medina decided to make you my first victim, all he’s seeing is how you will fill up his arena, he doesn’t realize yet what a big mistake he’s making by throwing you to the lone wolf Mael… Yea that’s right I’m a lone wolf, much like you, but that’s where all and any similarity ends… The same blood courses our veins, but our minds think differently, I don’t live in the past Mael, I learn from it I take what is worth taking from it and toss the rest out… Much like all that crap you’ve been spewing since day one, I took it for what it was worth and that’s nothing Mael… All your ramblings reveal just how fearful you are of the fact that you finally have to confront your demon… A demon you yourself have credit for creating… Yea that’s right Mael, you had a part in it too… But now the rooster has come home to roost, and how unfortunate that it is you who stands perched up high and in my way… Whether I win or lose is really irrelevant, but what is important is the damage and fear I will instill in you Mael… Yea, I know you are Maelstrom, the man who knows no fear and quite possibly so, but you will fear me, and what I can do at will… Now I do not want you to think that I am taking you for granted or that I am underestimating you in anyway, shape or form Mael… That is not the case here, I am simply stating a fact; a very grim, very real fact Mael… Therefore, the fact that you were wrestler of the year and were as you put it “virtually” unstoppable means nothing to me Mael… I know you better than anyone out there and maybe even better than you know yourself, I know what makes you tick and what makes you tock… (Smirks deviously) Don’t underestimate me Mael, you’re assuming that what happened in the GLCW will happen here… That’s a very bad assumption on your part Mael, much like the assumption you made where it concerned Nevada… As for the cycle repeating itself, you’re right it will, but not the way you would like it to repeat itself… See ya soon uncle Mael…

(As we begin to fade out on Dakota, “For whom the bells toll” starts to play again… Before we completely fade off, we catch a glimpse of him as he sneers and nodding his head turns and begins to walk away leaving us to stare at the brick wall for a few more seconds before we fade off into black….)
 
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Misreading the read.....

(FADE IN:....... on a backdrop very similar to the one Dakota Smith was just at, in fact it's highly probable that it's the same exact one. The same decaying brick wall with the same graffitti scribbles of NEH and NWL upon it. All that and one more thing that wasn't present before...... leaning up against the wall between the two logos, glaring solemnly at nothing in particular is the man the world knows simply as........)


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MAELSTROM: It's ironic Dakota, here you are hinting that my head is somewhere up in the clouds because of my recent accomplishments.... that my guard is exposed as a result......

(looks away momentarily and shakes his head disparagingly before resuming)

MAELSTROM: Ironic because those were more or less the same words uttered by the NEH when I reached levels they could only dream of..... the same exact words your own father spewed at me in a jealous rage as he watched me live out what he could only fantasize about..... (chuckles to himself faintly) Are you now following in daddy's footsteps? About to make the same ASSumptions he did?

(glares directly at us as if awaiting a response he knows full well is not coming..... an imperceptible sigh later, he resumes speaking)

MAELSTROM: You want to know what makes me so damn good Dakota? Hell, there are plenty of answers to that one, but I'll just name one for now..... it's guys like YOU Dakota! Guys that "think" they have me all figured out yet don't even have a clue as to what's going on within themselves! Guys who claim to know me better than I know myself.... PLEASE!! Your read on me is anything but objective Dakota. You claim that this has nothing to do with your father or the NEH, yet here YOU are cutting a spot with THEIR logo above you!

(tosses a brief glance up and behind him at the NEH logo then raises an eyebrow and shakes his head as if asserting his point)

MAELSTROM: Nor do I cut spots with my "daddy" there to pollute the airways. A daddy who already blinked by publicly admitting what he so vehemently denied all these years.... that he feared me! And let's not forget yet one other tasty morsel of info.... I'm not the one who was raised and trained under the anti-Maelstrom propaganda that your ever-loving daddy and the NEH preach in an effort to feed their insecure egos. But enough of the NEH and your pompous daddy...... like YOU said Dakota, this isn't about them....

(grins as he tosses a very animated and sarcastic wink)

MAELSTROM: So what is this all about then eh Dakota? Your struggle to free yourself of MY shadow? Which brings up yet another interesting question? HOW did YOU get caught up in MY shadow? I mean, I have had virtually no dealings or contact with you at all! Could it be that the guidance of your tutelage led you straight there, much like they did themselves some years past?

(nods his head faintly as he smiles)

MAELSTROM: Looks like the taint of your hypocrisy has been unveiled Nevada...... whoops, I mean Dakota. Sorry about that, honest mistake. Here you are professing to be a lone wolf yet nearly every time I catch your spots, I see lil' daddy standing by your side...... some lone wolf! You need to step back and take a different read Dakota 'cuz you're totally misreading not only me but yourself. Are you so insecure that you need to flatter yourself by putting so much meaning towards my hostilities toward you? Do you think you're THAT special Dakota.... REALLY? Well, I hate to burst your ambitious, fragile bubble, but the truth of the matter is that I harbor hostilities towards EVERYONE! Why you may wonder? It's really quite simple..... because everyone is a potential opponent! You fancy yourself a demon eh Dakota? Well bring it on then..... I'm no demon like you claim to be or a devil like your daddy often claimed to be...... me, I'm simply flesh and blood.... ya see Dakota, unlike YOU, that's the ONLY luxury MY EGO ever allows me to realize......

(A faint grin turns into a wide smile as Maelstrom winks mockingly before getting up to walk away. He takes a step or two before suddenly stopping, he turns, glances at the NEH logo and shakes his head as he continues to walk out of our view...... leaving us to stare at the graffiti ridden wall amidst the echoes of his laughter...... FADE OUT)
 

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Manchild in the promised land....

(Fade in on a collage of film clips; scenes flash by as we see Nevada, the UA, the NEH and yes even Maelstrom throughout their illustrious careers… We see the paths that each has carved as they ascended to greatness and achieve legendary status; we then see clips of Dakota’s debut in the GLCW… Not very impressive at all, as we see an overzealous and arrogant Dakota as he goes from winning his first match to losing his next two matches back to back… At this moment a silhouette appears on the screen and as it approaches closer, into view comes Dakota; solemn face with burning eyes penetrating into our lens… The clips continue as he stands in front of the screen, moments pass before he turns and faces the screen, folding his arms, he studies the clips as they continue playing… “The cycle's about to repeat itself Dakota..... and you'll never be the same afterwards”...... echoes throughout as the screen freezes on Maelstrom staring out at Dakota, a cold silence follows, after several moments Dakota turns to again face the camera, the clips then continue to play and with a contemptuous tone begins to speak…)

DAKOTA: “The cycle's about to repeat itself Dakota..... And you'll never be the same afterwards”... About the most truthful words you have ever spoken uncle Mael… And I agree afterwards I will never be the same… But neither will you, my dear uncle!!! I am glad to see that on several things we can see eye to eye, that makes it that much easier for me to put aside the fact that you are my uncle momentarily so I can beat the living crap out of you…. No, let me rephrase that, so WE can beat the living crap out of each other… Sounds much better, doesn’t it Mael, and that is the truth, we WILL be beating the hell out of each other… Too much pent up anger and too many bitter memories to allow this moment in time to just pass you by isn’t that right uncle Mael!? In me, you’re seeing the opportunity to get back at the demons in your past, a moment in which you shall get payback, to achieve revenge for the misdeeds of your wretched past… I see it in your eyes Mael, every single time you stare at me, with every eye contact we make I see it much more clearly… You cannot detach me from that wretched past, you don’t see Dakota when you stare at me, isn’t that right uncle Mael!? (Laughs cynically) No, all you see is Nevada when you stare at me and that in turn triggers flashbacks in your brain, constantly reminding you of the bitter times you experienced at his hands…

(Stops talking and orders that the clips be stopped, he then continues to glare into the camera as he continues)

DAKOTA: Now as far as your constant ramblings about my father and the NEH… (Smirks mockingly) Okay uncle Mael, if you say it is true then it has to be true… (His smirk turns into laughter…) However, I still do not see what it all has to do with me, whether I believe in their philosophies or not is not an issue here uncle Mael… Neither is the fact that Nevada at times will be seen with me, I don’t agree with him 90% of the times and we all know he wasn’t the best of fathers, but he is still my father nonetheless… But like I said before, this isn’t about them; it’s all about you and me and no one else Mael… You see uncle Mael, while it is true that I followed them around and under their tutelage I’ve gained insight and knowledge, it all comes down to just us Mael… No one else really matters, it’ll be just you and I, face to face within the confines of a 10x10 squared circle, and regardless of what the family back home will think I intend on taking you out uncle Mael… No anti-Maelstrom propaganda, no one burning my ear, nothing like that Mael, no ancient blood feud; nah it has nothing to do with any of that… It all has to do with YOU uncle Mael, Nevada nor the NEH have poisoned my mind about you, like you, they have talked a lot of crap, but it is all irrelevant to me uncle…

(Starts to pace, his words fall silent as his pace becomes more and more methodical… Mid pace he stops and turns again to face the camera and after several seconds continues his pace…)

DAKOTA: You need to step a few steps back uncle Mael, put aside your Nevada and NEH phobias and finally realize that it is me, Dakota who you have to worry about cause I am far more of a threat to you than you can ever imagine … All this crap you have been spewing out is totally meaningless and without any basis to me Mael… You’re assuming a little too much and it’s all wrong Mael, think about it if you will for just a moment, here you are assuming that since I look up to Nevada and the NEH/UA, that I will act accordingly… Nothing is further from the truth than that last comment I made, you see uncle Mael, I look up to you also, and when I say I will break out from under your shadow, I simply mean than in order for me to achieve what I desire I need to take the bull by its horns and bring that sucker down HARD to the ground and let it know that I will NOT hesitate to break its neck in a heartbeat… The only thing I wanted to do was compete with the best, but NO!!! (His tone changes as it becomes cynical and malicious…) YOU!!! Of all people Mael, like Nevada and the rest have ASSUMED entirely too much!!! Therefore, you decide to run the same old crap, playing the same mundane mind games that you ran, WHAT!? Five, 10 years ago!? That is about right; but anyway, do you seriously think that I am going to bite Mael!? Hook, line, sinker my ass!!! Come on uncle Mael, give me a little bit more credit than that, unlike Nevada and the guys, I am much more educated than them, come to think about it, I’m showing much more intelligence than you are, well as of late that is, who knows you might just go into a “Cimmerian” rage (Laughs momentarily and shaking his head continues) and totally kick my ass into the ground… You might even make me eat my words….

(A long pause ensues the silence is suddenly broken by Dakota’s mocking laughter…)

DAKOTA: In your dreams uncle Mael!!! I can gua….

(Dakota is suddenly cut off mid-sentence by what appears to be one of the camera crew, his angered expression making him nervously hand him a cell phone… Several seconds pass before we notice Dakota’s face become distorted even more, he slams the phone into the crewman’s chest and walks off the set… We try to catch up to him but by the time we could catch up he was making his way inside a black limo and by the time we caught up it was halfway out the exit ramp… Fade to black…)
 
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OORP: To say that I'm pissed would be putting it mildly. I had worked on a response to this rp for the better part of the morning, saved it to disk, and now when I go to post it.....
THE F**KING DISC GETS CORRUPTED!!!

::::calms down:::::

The one thing I really hate doing is trying to rewrite something I spent so much time on before.



:mad: <----- a really pissed Joe Lebron venting.....
 
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Time to reflect.....

(SCENE FADES IN:...... to one of the cameramen wincing in pain as he massages his chest. At his feet are pieces of a broken cell phone. Further down we catch a glimpse of Dakota Smith as he enters a black limo that immediately pulls away, leaving a cloud of smoke in its wake. As the smoke begins to dissipate, a face suddenly appears from behind the camera. It's an extreme close-up though, allowing us to view only an eye, a nose, a few strands of black hair and part of a mouth. Immediately the camera pans back some until we get a full body shot of the individual there. Standing before us, set upon the background of the same exit ramp the limo just used, with his huge arms folded across his massive chest and a smirk upon his lips is none other than......)

MAELSTROM: My, my, my Dakota..... are we having another temper tantrum? I suppose it's pretty understandable when they yank on that short leash of yours like that......

(pauses as he begins chuckling)

MAELSTROM: Don't you realize that when you bite the hand that feeds you or stray too far from your masters, that chain WILL be yanked?! It's usually the case with puppets as well. (winks) Almost like the giant hook that pulls untalented performers off the stage eh? Well, guess you had to find out the hard way. Anyway, enough poking fun at your humiliation, lets focus a bit on your recent attempt at being witty. Now while, I did find that "Cimmerian" innuendo amusing, it wasn't nearly as amusing as watching it blow up in your face! Ya see Dakota, if you're going to insinuate something, you need to make sure that you don't include yourself in that same insinuation! That little analogy of yours, the one about bringing the bull down by the horns and breaking its neck? Now, wasn't that the SAME LINE a certain "Cimmerian" character used when he sought to break into manhood? Or so the tale goes last time I read it.

(begins chuckling to himself as he shakes his head disparagingly)

MAELSTROM: But enough of making lite of your contradictions, time to dispense with the rest of your tripe. Dakota, I'm a bit curious about something, why are you all of sudden feeling the need to berate your daddy and company? I mean, weren't THEY the ones who "molded" you? Weren't THEY an integral part in determining who you are now?

(puts a hand to his chin and feigns pondering, then.... )

MAELSTROM: Unless..... (feigns pondering again) Unless you feel as though you're also living in THEIR "meager" shadows as well!? Is that it Dakota? Are there too many bulls to pull down in that shadowy place you call the promised land? Are you trying to break into manhood to show up your daddy? Show up the NEH? To show ME up even?

(raises a questioning, mocking eyebrow)

MAELSTROM: I think what we have here Dakota, is a failure to communicate. Here you are ASSuming that you know better than your own daddy, than the (does the finger quote thingie) "fabled" NEH..... than ME even! You not only think you have ME figured out, but your daddy as well. Then you switch gears and start whining about breaking out of shadows and such.... as if I'm supposed to care about your insecure concerns, let alone lend you an ear!

(pauses as his eyes narrow a bit, then whispers to us....)

MAELSTROM: Listen closely nephew.....

(cups his hands over his mouth and yells.....)

MAELSTROM: I DON' T GIVE A F**K ABOUT YOU OR YOUR STRUGGLE TO GAIN AN IDENTITY!! UNDERSTAND!?

(resumes normal tones as he begins to sneer)

MAELSTROM: You see Dakota, you're right when you say it's not about your daddy or the NEH, despite the fact that you continue to bring them up (rolls his eyes). And contrary to what you'd like to believe, it's not even about US! It's ALL about YOU Dakota, and you don't even realize it! You're too confused to see it for what it is! Your confusion feeds your contradications.... it blinds you Dakota! There's only one way you can escape the shadows Dakota, and while I welcome you to try, it's not through me that it'll happen. That avenue will just confuse you even more! Sometimes Dakota, all you need is some time to reflect, afterall, your worst enemy doesn't necessarily have to stare back at you from across the ring.....

(glares stoically as he nods knowingly)

MAELSTROM: .....something you should keep in mind the next time you look in the mirror.....

(FADE OUT......)
 

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Trials and tribulations....

(When we next see Dakota, he is sitting on a milk crate reading what appears to be a Conan magazine… A few minutes pass before he acknowledges us, dropping the magazine on the ground, he kicks the crate back and stares into our camera with a very malicious smirk…)

DAKOTA: You know uncle Mael, you are right I did get that out of a damn comic book… What was I thinking when I thought I could jerk your chain… You are the great Maelstrom!!! The greatest thing since the invention of the wheel… I should have known better than to try to play any mind games with ya; you are truly the chess master of the decade… You saw right through my game plan, I have to admit now even I am impressed… I have been bested by the best of the best what chance do I, a measly peasant, and a descendant from some ancient island people in some far off island stand against their champion, the great Maelstrom… And that ladies and gentlemen, is yet another rendition of the world according to uncle Mael….

(Laughs and starts his usual pacing, he pulls out a yo-yo and with a devious grin begins to play with it…)

DAKOTA: Enough of me kissing up to ya, time for me to get real here… Hey unk, when will you stop with these ridiculous assumptions… Is that what you think of me!? A freaking mindless twit, a damn roadie for Nevada and the NEH/UA!? I wasn’t berating any of them, I have too much respect for them to do that, in fact Mael, truth be told I have the highest respect for you also, but that doesn’t mean that I have to agree with everything they or you say or do, I am my own man uncle Mael… But I can see that you are just as freaking stubborn as they are so I am going to play the better man here and bow out of this….

(Pauses as he stares into camera with a solemn face, seconds pass before he grins, by this time he has stopped playing with the yo-yo and has tossed it onto the ground also…)

DAKOTA: Did you really think that I was going to say that I was bowing out of our match!? Well Mael, hate to disappoint you but what I meant to say was that I am going to bow out to this mindless and senseless game of trash talking!!! It has no basis any longer, we said what we had to say, or rather I said what I had to say, you on the other hand continue to ramble on and on about nothing important Mael… You need to however, realize that I am not one to “ASSume”, if I did that I would make an ass out of u and me… I do not assume anything uncle Mael, I KNOW that I am better than you, Nevada and the guys are… You see Mael, and I hope I can make myself clear enough so that even you can understand that there is no failure to communicate, the only thing wrong here is your ignorant stubborn ass not wanting to accept the truth, can it be because you can’t handle the truth very well!?

(His grin slowly turns into a deadpan expression, his eyes locked into the lens, his tone no longer mocking, it now echoes with a deadly earnest…)

DAKOTA: I am not taking you or anyone else for granted, I would be a fool to do so, however you are uncle… You’re taking a lot for granted and assuming entirely too much, your overbearing ego, has swelled your head up and it is suffocating your brain, causing you not to see straight, it’s distorting your sense of rationale Mael… Tell me something uncle Mael, do you really think that I give a rat’s ass about your opinions of me!? Do you think I give a damn about your comments about Nevada or the guys!? They are nothing but words Mael, bitter words at best but nonetheless, words… I am however glad that you do not give a flying “f**k” about me… Yea I am real glad to hear you say that uncle Mael, now I know we are on the same page and it will make things that much more simpler… However, you do need to realize and understand that regardless of your status, regardless of what you perceive as being the gospel truth, you my amigo are just another pompous ass whose grandiloquent phrases are nothing more than a smokescreen… Now I know that I will need to bring two sacks coming into this uncle Mael, I also know that you are not to be taken likely… I still however give a rat’s ass about it, but I do acknowledge it Mael; yea I know full well what I am getting into and as you can see Mael it hasn’t phase me in the least…

(Without saying another word, he begins to walk away… Our camera follows him until he is out of view, we then see the magazine and yo-yo he dropped earlier… The magazine is opened to a page showing a massive pulp fiction character breaking a bull’s neck; and as we focus in on the yo-yo we can see that the flat surface has a picture of none other than Maelstrom… Fade to black…)
 
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Undermining The Mindless

(FADE IN:......to the echoes of mock laughter, soon followed by the appearance of the man known to us simply as......)

MAELSTROM: So is that what you've been reduced to now Dakota? Using props much like a second-rate performer who's at a loss for words? I would of thought you'd learned something when Manson humiliated himself with those same tired "Conan" innuendos that you're now manure-facturing...... but I suppose you're still blinded by those cursed shadows of yours eh? (winks) Hey, here's a suggestion...... maybe you should stop smoking that (does the finger quote thingie) "stuff" before your mic spots Dakota? I mean, I know you're desperately seeking that ever elusive road that leads to manhood, but that "stuff" will only serve to confuse you more than it did your daddy. Have you ever considered that maybe the only "smoke" screen here is that ritualistic pre-mic spot vise of yours?

(offers an obviously phony look of concern)

MAELSTROM: You see Dakota, to you my statements are nothing more than just words because you choose to ignore or are too inept to see the reaction it commands from you. You refuse to acknowledge that it's actually taken control of not only the direction of what you think..... but HOW you think as well. Those meaningless words as you inferred, has produced the desired effect...... it tore down that fragile facade of yours...... offering us a glimpse of just how clueless you really are. Those meaningless words as you put it, exposed your tendencies...... your character flaws..... and yes, even some of your strengths.

(pauses momentarily as he smiles arrogantly)

MAELSTROM: When you can't see all the angles anymore Dakota, you're in trouble. Assumptions...... veiled calculated ruses...... you can't even tell them apart!

(nods knowingly)

MAELSTROM: Sometimes it has absolutely nothing to do with denial Dakota. Hell, at least if it did you'd have some semblance of awareness about you, making the task of undermining the mindless that much more challenging. But enough of being facetious, if your single-digit career match experiences have led you to ASSume you have everything figured out, (chuckles) then so be it......

(narrows his eyes and offers a cruel grin)

MAELSTROM: Yeah...... you're not phased in the least......

(With a quick wink and nod of his head, Maelstrom turns and leaves our view...... the echoes of his footsteps fully immersed within faint echoes of mock laughter ...... FADE OUT.......)
 

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Black moon rising....

(When our camera comes into focus, we are in a cemetery somewhere in the Bronx; the sign read St. Raymond’s as we followed the narrow roadway to where we find Dakota standing stoically in front of a tombstone… The name not visible as his massive frame blocks our view, his long black leather flapping in the icy winds… With glazed eyes he somberly stares at the grave, and as he begins to speak it is not to the camera, but to the grave and obviously to whoever is buried there…)

DAKOTA: Sure is cold out here tonight, isn’t it gramps!? Looks like it’s been awhile since anyone came to visit you… (Looks at the dead dried flowers lying on the grave…) I just came by to pay my respects before heading off to kick some Pandorian ass… Uncle Mael’s to be exact… (Smirks and shakes his head…) Yea I know gramps, blood is blood and all that crap, but there comes a time when it needs to be spilt!!! I’m beginning to see why Nevada is the way he is and why he and uncle Mael will always bump heads… I know, I know, you always told me to look beyond the petty squabbles Nevada and Mael are entrenched in, and I have… I have overlooked a lot of things gramps, always stood on neutral grounds, where it concerns them… And I always will… Later gramps I have to leave now…

(Walks away and into a black limo, a few seconds pass, before we are motioned to come closer… We are invited inside...)

DAKOTA: Aim that camera over here; I want uncle Mael to see nothing but my face… (We comply) Hey Mael, spare me the psychoanalytical BS!!! You’re wasting your time amigo, you see Mael, I have nothing to lose… You on the other hand don’t have that option; You have a lot to lose, so you act accordingly and like a desperate primate you scurry about making noises, some amusing, some annoying and yea even some that made me think just how ridiculous and asinine can one man be, and with each little speech you give you go up yet another notch… Amazing, simply freaking amazing… Tell me something uncle Mael, just exactly what did you think would happen!? Did you expect me to fly off the deep end!? Or were you trying to instill fear in me!? (Smirks mockingly) Or were you trying to confuse me!? Was that it Mael!? Hmmm… Maybe all of the above… No matter, the only thing left for us now is space and opportunity, very shortly we’ll be face to face, and all your psychoanalytical BS will mean nothing all the BS I have spewed out will mean nothing!!! Once inside that ring Mael the space between us will be gone and the only thing left will be opportunity and you better believe that I will take full advantage of that opportunity… Your invective language hasn’t made any difference, on the contrary, it was expected, it revealed the true Mael, a man who hides behind a veiled façade of illusions… You need to take your head out of your ass and realize that I am not assuming anything uncle Mael, accept the fact that I have made ya blink, (Laughs) yea that’s right Mael, I’m using one of Nevada’s coined phrases, it fits the occasion… You’re very charismatic in front of the camera Mael, you may have the peons mesmerized but I know you better than that, I know the man the camera does not show… I know what makes you tick, I know what buttons to push on you Mael, and that my ignorant amigo has nothing to do with my “single-digit” mat career experience… You have taken everything I’ve said out of content, you have distorted the truth to suit your own means, to make it appear like you’re that much superior to me and maybe everyone else… But you’re not Mael, you’re made out of flesh and bones, just like the rest of us…

(We arrived at the airport where a private black Lear jet awaits on the tarmac… After a few minutes, but before Dakota finally boards it he continues…)

DAKOTA: Mael, let’s cut all this bull crap and get to the chase… You’re living a dream that is about to get shattered, a rude awakening is about to crash land on you and you feel the pressure, you’re backed up against the wall and there is no exit… Sure I’m arrogant, and it’s a fact that I am egoistical, you might even say that I am egocentric… But there’s not a damn thing that you or anyone else can do about that… Now I’m not expecting you to just lay down for the count of three, I know that I will have to put you down and I have no hesitation in doing that… Nah uncle Mael, I have no hesitation whatsoever in taking you out and I will… These wildly apocryphal rumors you have been spreading are about to come crashing down on you… All these assumptions you have made are ludicrous and while they were amusing it is time you get a grip on the reality of this situation and accept it for what it really is… One way or another I am going to humble you Mael, I am going to show you reality for what it really is… You want to continue with your ridiculous and asinine remarks and comments, go right ahead, I am sure it will make you feel a little bit better, but in the end it will not stop what has been set in motion… You assume too much Mael and that within itself will play a key role in your downfall… See ya soon uncle Mael, see ya real soon….

(Without saying another word, he waves us off and boards the jet… A few seconds later, it is taxing on the runway and within seconds it is in the air, apparently heading to the NWL Combat Special Preview Event… We then switch to a commercial about the NWL and its upcoming event, we see a poster of Dakota and Maelstrom as they are face to face which slowly fades out into black….)
 
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Preying for Dakota....

(FADE IN:..... to an NWL studio where we see Maelstrom sitting in a director's style chair watching Dakota's latest spot on a monitor. He glares impassively, watching intently, seemingly hanging on every word said. When Dakota's spot finishes, he continues to glare forward, seemingly lost in thought until he turns our way and with a somber look on his face, he begins to speak......)

MAELSTROM: I must say Dakota, that was a VERY touching scene.... it made me reevaluate my earlier views about you.... and about myself.....

(leans forward and rests his elbows on his knees as he lowers his head into his hands, hiding his face completely from view as he continues to speak.....)

MAELSTROM: Maybe I was wrong about you Dakota? Maybe my probing was a bit askew......

(pauses as his shoulders begin to shudder, slightly at first, then more pronounced as he apparently struggles to contain his emotions..... his voice cracks noticeably as his head shakes from side to side within his hands and he continues to speak.....)

MAELSTROM: How did it all come to this Dakota? How.... how have you managed to see things everyone else has missed? How is it Dakota that you......

(pauses as he rubs his face and begins to moan faintly..... trying once again to maintain control over his growing emotions..... a struggle he seems to be losing as his hunched shoulders begin to shake almost uncontrollably and we begin to hear what appears to be sobbing..... appears to be that is until Maelstrom raises his head slowly, revealing a malicious grin and an evil glare......)

MAELSTROM: .... that you can be such a F**KING MORON!? Huh Dakota, can you explain that one to me? Or do you normally catch flights to travel a distance that a limo can cover in 20 minutes? Which airport are you flying from to get to the Elks Lodge in Queens NY eh? Considering your limo left from the Bronx which is only minutes away from Queens.

(begins laughing boisterously)

MAELSTROM: So who's FRONTING now Dakota? Who did you say was ..... BLINKING? And by the way, there really was no reason to point out that I'm flesh and blood like the rest of you, since I pointed that out to you when you claimed you were a demon not too long ago..... REMEMBER!?

(shakes his head disparagingly)

MAELSTROM: Yeah, Dakota, after hearing your last rant, I definitely needed to reevaluate my earlier views about you as well as myself...... I definitely had to consider the possibility that maybe my initial probing of you was off just a tad...... (smiles) NOW it seems that you're even more confused than even I woulda ever imagined! You see things that others don't simply because they exist ONLY in YOUR mind! Didn't I warn you about smoking that "stuff" before stepping in front of the cameras? Didn't I? Hell, you're like the rest of the family, fronting as though they know everything..... content with passing the time away gossiping like old hens...... concerned about superficial things, like their image, popularity and stature within the family unit while secretly plotting against each other, secretly living in denial......

(furrows his brow as he glares stoically)

MAELSTROM: I turned my back on that drama LONG AGO and thankfully, never once looked back. So go on and agree all you want about what "gramps" may have told you about me..... all I ask is that when you pray for him, pray that he gets an air conditioner 'cuz he's REALLY gonna need it where he's at. (winks) Know what I mean Neph?

(steps down from the chair and walks directly up to the camera until all that can be seen is from the waist up.....)

MAELSTROM: And while you're at it Dakota..... pray that the reality that's hurtling your way destroys whatevers left of that confused, fragile mind of yours...... only then will you escape your self-imposed shadows and finally see the light. But don't fret none, 'cuz if it's a concept you simply can't grasp.....

(begins smiling as he smacks a fist loudly into the palm of his hand)

MAELSTROM: I'll PREY for you in MY own way.....

(Maelstrom begins narrowing his eyes, and as he does so, the cameras view follows suit.... fading us out in sync with his narrowing gaze until there's simply nothing left to see......)
 

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Calm before the storm...

(It is yet another cold chilly night, the icy winds howling their song of frost... Dakota comes into view as he stares out into the night skies; his features weathered by the cold winter, his black leather again flapping in the wind... Slowly he approaches closer into view revealing his 5 o'clock shadow as well as his neatly cut goatee... His expression however is dispassionate, devoid of any feelings; his eyes!? His eyes still locked onto the night skies!!!

DAKOTA: Many a nights I have come out here, just to clear my mind, to clear it of all the bull crap I hear throughout the day, the week, the month and yes uncle Mael, even the years!!! And with you guys, it has been an ongoing battle, one in which you are so desperately trying to engulf me in... (Smirks) You have me all wrong Mael, as far as the family goes, the only one that counts is me!!! Family gossip!? Like the rest of the family, I am fronting as though I know everything!? No uncle Mael, I don't know every freaking thing; but I know you biatch!!! (Laughs) Hey unk, you need to calm down, don't bust a nut over things that you can not control; like your temper, let's start there, you need to take some damn anger management classes or something... You shouldn't talk about gramps that way Mael, he gave you live, (Again he laughs, this time in a mocking manner) Mael, my dear uncle I have turned you every which way but loose, I have strung you along and like a mindless twit you went on a blinking frenzy... A¨F**KING MORON¨ you called me!? Is that what you think!? Well explain this one to me, Mr. Intellectual; what the hell does the family have to do with you and me!? How do they fit in here!? You have issues unk, that festering bitterness you carry around with you is affecting your brain... You're not facing them uncle Mael, you're facing ME!!! And now that I think of it, you are a very ungrateful maggot, many times I saved your narrow ass from Nevada and the NEH/UA; why are you doing all this ranting and raving, all this cursing and fussing!?

(He starts to pace slowly shaking his head; he looks into the camera and starts to smirk...)

DAKOTA: Do you really think that I care about you and your family squabbles uncle Mael!? I give a rat's ass about all that, I live in my own world, I have no time to stop and smell the BS!!! You want to go that route, go ahead you freaking moron, a lot of good it's been doing ya... As you can see I am not fazed in the least, I am not afraid of the (In mocking fashion, does the quote thingy) big bad Maelstrom (Laughs and shakes his head) You're losing it Mael, with each idiotic and tautological comment you make, you just show how much of a moronic imbecile you really are... You're spinning your wheels and going freaking nowhere; you're nothing more than a damn gadfly uncle Mael!!! You need to refocus your anger amigo, put some freaking blinders on, maybe that will help you stay focused, however do it very quickly cause time is running out uncle Mael, and while you're busy stewing over family crap, I am focusing more and more on you, I dare say that I am more than ready to take you out... (Smirks) Hey Mael, when you talk do you listen to yourself, can you hear the words that are coming out of your mouth!? Of course you don't, in fact you don't give a rat's ass about anyone but you, the only thing that matters to Maelstrom is Maelstrom... And that's all well and good Mael, but you're obviously blinded by some damn rage and you cannot see straight... You're making this much too easy for me uncle Mael; I thought for sure that you of all people would be able to look beyond the mindgames... But that's not the case here is it uncle Mael!? Like the rest Mael, you talk a good show, but your rage reveals otherwise... Better get a grip on it and control it, otherwise Mael, not only will you be fighting me, you'll be fighting yourself... But enough of my BS, I am going to cut this promo "thingy" short uncle, no sense in me wasting my time with you, everything I have said has fallen on deaf ears... And since (Laughs) you're a man of action so action you will get, win, lose or draw uncle Mael, I have nothing to lose... What about you, can you say the same!? No, you can't uncle, regardless of what you say or do, deep down you can't!!! And uncle Mael, make sure that you bring two big sacks, I know that you're going to need them... The space between us is about to narrow down drastically and the only thing left now is opportunity and I intend on taking full advantage of it!!! Can't wait to see ya uncle Mael, we are most definitely going to have us some fun!!!

(He rubs his hands together and whether it is from the cold or in anticipation of his match against Maelstrom is beyond us for now... The camera slowly fades off and the last thing we see are Dakota's sadistical eyes beaming out of a deadpan expression... Slowly we fade to black...)
 

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