RUSSIAN ROULETTE: Tag Titles #2 - Anthology (c) vs. Jungle Storm
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DADDY
We challenge Burt & Ernie after Russian Roulette
(Camera opens up to Jared Wells once again at his home sitting at the poolside bar wearing the usual sandals, jeans, black cut off ANTHOLOGY tee shirt, one half of the EPW tag title sitting on the bar and he also has a remote in his hand)
JARED WELLS: OOOHHHHH WEEEELLLL HEELLLLOOO!! You know I was sitting here realxing chilling sippin' on some of this tasty Captain & Coke and I couldn't help but think about the events that have transpired over the week. First and foremost our wonderful prancin' B(BLEEP)CH of an EPW Owner had to come out and make her rounds with the Lindsay Troy Original. NOW! Let me help my ANTHOLOGY PEEPS out there with how EPW is placing this on the marquee. Daddy is putting in over time here. Or isn't he?
(Jared then hits the remote to the TV screen as it shows EPW advertising the first match for Wells/Tact)
World Tag Team Title Match #1
Anthology (Jared Wells & Larry Tact)© vs. Big Dog & Dan Ryan
Daddy couldn't be more excited for this match up right here. Ego Buster himself Danny Ryan teams himself with Big Dog. You have FOUR WORLD CHAMPIONS right in the middle of the ring battling it out for the EPW TAG TEAM TITLES. NOW! Since neither Dan Ryan or Big Dog deserve a shot at Anthology, Lindsay Troy has to prostitute these two for it to happen. And we all heard about how BIG LAZY DOG doesn't need a title so I assume he knows ANTHOLOGY will beat his ass without a boner. NOW! She said we like to beat people up before their matches, this or that. I don't know what the hell she was saying. NOW! Look at this....
(Wells then hits the button on the remote to Lindsay Troy from Aggression 47)
LINDSAY TROY: Well, I’m gonna cut this celebration short. I told you two last week that not only did you have to defend the belts at Russian Roulette, but you were gonna face a team of my choosing earlier in the night prior that that title defense. You’ve been making it a habit, wearing down a softening up your opponents in your title defense… so at Russian Roulette… you’ll be the ones getting softened up…
(Camera cuts back to Wells hitting the button again and sipping on his Captain & Coke)
NOW! According to online reports this or that we are defending the titles against Dan Ryan and Big Dog first. Interesting note here to all my ANTHOLOGY FREAKS out there. Take a look at this.....
(Jared hits the button on the remote as it shows a screen shot from the EPW website advertising the second match for Tact/Wells)
World Tag Team Title Match #2
Anthology (Jared Wells & Larry Tact)© vs. Jungle Storm
(Camera pans back to Jared Wells standing at his bar now pouring another drink)
Confused? EPW and Lindsay Troy are pretty much saying that Larry Tact and Jared Wells will defend the EPW TAG TITLES against Dan Ryan and Big Dog in the first match. Second match will pit Larry Tact and Jared wells against Jungle Storm with the belts on the line. Confused still? Looks like EPW and Lindsay Troy are not too confident in Danny Ryan or Big Lazy Dog. Don't worry EPW fans, they've been screwing their own since day one when I got here. Doesn't matter what the marquee says. It could be ANTHOLOGY defending the titles against Sigfried and Roy, I don't give a S(BLEEP)T. I'm sure Lindsay Troy would love to throw in the tiger for a two on three match. We'll cut the S(BLEEP)T here, the entire EPW thoughts, ideas and actions heard this past week will result in embarrassment, laughter, and possibly a celebration with drinking and making babies and don't worry DADDY HAS TIME AFTER THIS TAG TEAM DEBACLE. NNNNNNOOOOWWWWW.......
Let's travel to the wonderful largest country of South Africa and one of the most beautiful in the world, BBBBBRRRAAAAAAZZZZIIILLL!!! Gabriel Carvalho, Mauricio Dos Santos, Ricardo Silva, listen to DADDY and listen to him good because I'm already getting bored of this threesome trying their best to actually look GREAT. Daddy went to Brazil a few years back and when I came back I wasn't the same at all nor did I want to go back. They weren't kidding about getting an exotic, incurable disease. Soccer players, just awful, and the women there couldn't even trim their own hedge. But my favorite fact I discovered was that nobody could wrestle.......and just like week after week none of you in Jungle Storm still can wrestle. WHY ARE YOU IN THE TAG TITLE PICTURE? Because the EPW and Lindsay Troy are F(BLEEP)KED up on PCP and want to give the EPW viewers a GOOD LIE. But thats OK because us good guys in ANTHOLOGY we are going to give the people what they want. EPW fans will surely get ripped off by the team of Dan Ryan & Big Dog. Jungle Storm, you'll just be like the rest of the tag team division, A JOKE. Blame Lindsay Troy, not DADDY. In one single night Jared Wells and Larry Tact will make history with non deserving legends, and never have been boys.
I'm not sure what else I need to add to Jungle Storm unless we started talking about who is our favorite female to masturbate to. Makes me wonder how Jungle Storm feels about Jonathan Goldsmith and Dos Equis pale lager?
Jared Wells the most interesting man in wrestling today.
...you can see his charisma from space or A1E.
...he once had an awkward moment, just to see how it felt. Ask Lindsay Troy.
...once taught a Big Dog how to bark in spanish.
Stay thirsty Jungle Storm.
(...FADEOUT)
(Camera opens up to Jared Wells once again at his home sitting at the poolside bar wearing the usual sandals, jeans, black cut off ANTHOLOGY tee shirt, one half of the EPW tag title sitting on the bar and he also has a remote in his hand)
JARED WELLS: OOOHHHHH WEEEELLLL HEELLLLOOO!! You know I was sitting here realxing chilling sippin' on some of this tasty Captain & Coke and I couldn't help but think about the events that have transpired over the week. First and foremost our wonderful prancin' B(BLEEP)CH of an EPW Owner had to come out and make her rounds with the Lindsay Troy Original. NOW! Let me help my ANTHOLOGY PEEPS out there with how EPW is placing this on the marquee. Daddy is putting in over time here. Or isn't he?
(Jared then hits the remote to the TV screen as it shows EPW advertising the first match for Wells/Tact)
World Tag Team Title Match #1
Anthology (Jared Wells & Larry Tact)© vs. Big Dog & Dan Ryan
Daddy couldn't be more excited for this match up right here. Ego Buster himself Danny Ryan teams himself with Big Dog. You have FOUR WORLD CHAMPIONS right in the middle of the ring battling it out for the EPW TAG TEAM TITLES. NOW! Since neither Dan Ryan or Big Dog deserve a shot at Anthology, Lindsay Troy has to prostitute these two for it to happen. And we all heard about how BIG LAZY DOG doesn't need a title so I assume he knows ANTHOLOGY will beat his ass without a boner. NOW! She said we like to beat people up before their matches, this or that. I don't know what the hell she was saying. NOW! Look at this....
(Wells then hits the button on the remote to Lindsay Troy from Aggression 47)
LINDSAY TROY: Well, I’m gonna cut this celebration short. I told you two last week that not only did you have to defend the belts at Russian Roulette, but you were gonna face a team of my choosing earlier in the night prior that that title defense. You’ve been making it a habit, wearing down a softening up your opponents in your title defense… so at Russian Roulette… you’ll be the ones getting softened up…
(Camera cuts back to Wells hitting the button again and sipping on his Captain & Coke)
NOW! According to online reports this or that we are defending the titles against Dan Ryan and Big Dog first. Interesting note here to all my ANTHOLOGY FREAKS out there. Take a look at this.....
(Jared hits the button on the remote as it shows a screen shot from the EPW website advertising the second match for Tact/Wells)
World Tag Team Title Match #2
Anthology (Jared Wells & Larry Tact)© vs. Jungle Storm
(Camera pans back to Jared Wells standing at his bar now pouring another drink)
Confused? EPW and Lindsay Troy are pretty much saying that Larry Tact and Jared Wells will defend the EPW TAG TITLES against Dan Ryan and Big Dog in the first match. Second match will pit Larry Tact and Jared wells against Jungle Storm with the belts on the line. Confused still? Looks like EPW and Lindsay Troy are not too confident in Danny Ryan or Big Lazy Dog. Don't worry EPW fans, they've been screwing their own since day one when I got here. Doesn't matter what the marquee says. It could be ANTHOLOGY defending the titles against Sigfried and Roy, I don't give a S(BLEEP)T. I'm sure Lindsay Troy would love to throw in the tiger for a two on three match. We'll cut the S(BLEEP)T here, the entire EPW thoughts, ideas and actions heard this past week will result in embarrassment, laughter, and possibly a celebration with drinking and making babies and don't worry DADDY HAS TIME AFTER THIS TAG TEAM DEBACLE. NNNNNNOOOOWWWWW.......
Let's travel to the wonderful largest country of South Africa and one of the most beautiful in the world, BBBBBRRRAAAAAAZZZZIIILLL!!! Gabriel Carvalho, Mauricio Dos Santos, Ricardo Silva, listen to DADDY and listen to him good because I'm already getting bored of this threesome trying their best to actually look GREAT. Daddy went to Brazil a few years back and when I came back I wasn't the same at all nor did I want to go back. They weren't kidding about getting an exotic, incurable disease. Soccer players, just awful, and the women there couldn't even trim their own hedge. But my favorite fact I discovered was that nobody could wrestle.......and just like week after week none of you in Jungle Storm still can wrestle. WHY ARE YOU IN THE TAG TITLE PICTURE? Because the EPW and Lindsay Troy are F(BLEEP)KED up on PCP and want to give the EPW viewers a GOOD LIE. But thats OK because us good guys in ANTHOLOGY we are going to give the people what they want. EPW fans will surely get ripped off by the team of Dan Ryan & Big Dog. Jungle Storm, you'll just be like the rest of the tag team division, A JOKE. Blame Lindsay Troy, not DADDY. In one single night Jared Wells and Larry Tact will make history with non deserving legends, and never have been boys.
I'm not sure what else I need to add to Jungle Storm unless we started talking about who is our favorite female to masturbate to. Makes me wonder how Jungle Storm feels about Jonathan Goldsmith and Dos Equis pale lager?
Jared Wells the most interesting man in wrestling today.
...you can see his charisma from space or A1E.
...he once had an awkward moment, just to see how it felt. Ask Lindsay Troy.
...once taught a Big Dog how to bark in spanish.
Stay thirsty Jungle Storm.
(...FADEOUT)
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Where's my money, Chad?
(FADEIN: Sitting in their backyard patio in Curitiba, Brazil are MAURICIO DOS SANTOS, GABRIEL CARVALHO, and RICARDO 'LIGHTNING' SILVA)
SILVA: Lightning Silva, da most interestings man for da world! He once f*cked a puto in his ass, juss for to had nothings better to do. He BOHA expandings faster in the universe. He live victoriously through his selfs.
(DOS SANTOS explodes!)
DOS SANTOS: ENOUGH! GET TO THE POINT SILVA!
SILVA: I'm not always throwin' da BOHA on f*ckface putos, but when I does, I PREFER THE ANTHOLOGIES!!!!
CARVALHO: Cousin this what I say...you not need to match Jared Wells for his jokes. Joking about sexual relations with womens don't beat Jungle Storm...complaining like a little woman don't beat Jungle Storm...but who cares? 'Cause I don't care for if they trainin' hard or not, making jokes or not, Anthology's never beat Jungle Storm...NOBODY DOES!
DOS SANTOS: For me? I make one thing clear RIGHT NOW. When I come here, I say, first thing...I love Lindsay Troy. Is true for the magazines I have of her, I keep the pictures, yes. One day maybe I take her to a restaurant in Brazil and then pleasure her in my house. Who knows? But when I'm hearing peoples like Wells talk sh*t on her like she nothing, that's when I get PISSED...THEN I F*CK SOMEBODY UP WITH DA BOHA!!!! OBRIGADO MOTHERF*CKERS, CAUSE FIRST IT FOR THE TITLES, NOW??? IT FOR MY HONOR! IT FOR HER HONOR!
SILVA: Is you joking, Mauricio? It ONLY for the titles, for sure. F*ck to your girlfriend, and also...I will say again like I did for Wrestleverse...F*CK TO DAN RYAN! If he try for the titles before me and actually take them, then I f*ck him with da EXTRA BOHA!!!!
DOS SANTOS: You watch for the Ultimate Fightings Vale Tudo last night Anthology? Did you saw my cousin Junior beat Cro Cop? Then you see Vitor Belfort knock out for Rich Franklins?
SILVA: OBRIGADO VITOR!!!!
DOS SANTOS: BRIGADO!!! BRIGADO VITOR!! BOHA!!!
CARVALHO: Anthology, you see how pumped my team are? Too pumped to lose this, I promise. Russian Roulette is not for you, my friends. You will lose and lose like homeless mens in the dumpster lost at life, I know this. But first before we fight, I must thank Jesus for such opportunity to take the titles from you. Without Jesus, we are nothing.
SILVA: THANK YOU JESUS!!!!
DOS SANTOS: BOHA TO JESUS!!!!!
CARVALHO: We praying every day, I promise. We training EVERY day, I promise.
SILVA: NOW!
CARVALHO: Brazilians is the best at everything. We always the best at soccer, at Vale Tudo...
SILVA: NOW!
CARVALHO: ...our beaches defeat your beaches always, the women are always hot...
SILVA: NOW!
DOS SANTOS: And our womens come up with no hair first! That was OURS! They smooth!
SILVA: NOW!
CARVALHO: Cousin, why you say 'NOW' all the times?
SILVA: Cause I will beating Wells at everything he does. In the ring, in life, in what he says, so he makes joke...I make better joke. He says 'NOW' forty times, I say it FIFTY TIMES!
CARVALHO: No cousin, this is bad, nobody likes that. You say 'NOW' too much and people think you like a retard or somethings. So never do this.
SILVA: Oh ok, I don't know this.
DOS SANTOS: Don't be clever in English Silva, be clever in PORTUGUESE!
SILVA: BOHA!!!!
CARVALHO: Anthology better eat the Wheaties every morning before the fight, cause Jungle Storm comin' to eat your souls, spit them out, take your titles, END YOUR REIGN! WE PROMISE! BOHA! OBRIGADO EPW! OBRIGADO AMERICA! OBRIGADO CHAMPIONSHIP!
DOS SANTOS: BRIGADO LINDSAY TROY!
(FADEOUT)
SILVA: Lightning Silva, da most interestings man for da world! He once f*cked a puto in his ass, juss for to had nothings better to do. He BOHA expandings faster in the universe. He live victoriously through his selfs.
(DOS SANTOS explodes!)
DOS SANTOS: ENOUGH! GET TO THE POINT SILVA!
SILVA: I'm not always throwin' da BOHA on f*ckface putos, but when I does, I PREFER THE ANTHOLOGIES!!!!
CARVALHO: Cousin this what I say...you not need to match Jared Wells for his jokes. Joking about sexual relations with womens don't beat Jungle Storm...complaining like a little woman don't beat Jungle Storm...but who cares? 'Cause I don't care for if they trainin' hard or not, making jokes or not, Anthology's never beat Jungle Storm...NOBODY DOES!
DOS SANTOS: For me? I make one thing clear RIGHT NOW. When I come here, I say, first thing...I love Lindsay Troy. Is true for the magazines I have of her, I keep the pictures, yes. One day maybe I take her to a restaurant in Brazil and then pleasure her in my house. Who knows? But when I'm hearing peoples like Wells talk sh*t on her like she nothing, that's when I get PISSED...THEN I F*CK SOMEBODY UP WITH DA BOHA!!!! OBRIGADO MOTHERF*CKERS, CAUSE FIRST IT FOR THE TITLES, NOW??? IT FOR MY HONOR! IT FOR HER HONOR!
SILVA: Is you joking, Mauricio? It ONLY for the titles, for sure. F*ck to your girlfriend, and also...I will say again like I did for Wrestleverse...F*CK TO DAN RYAN! If he try for the titles before me and actually take them, then I f*ck him with da EXTRA BOHA!!!!
DOS SANTOS: You watch for the Ultimate Fightings Vale Tudo last night Anthology? Did you saw my cousin Junior beat Cro Cop? Then you see Vitor Belfort knock out for Rich Franklins?
SILVA: OBRIGADO VITOR!!!!
DOS SANTOS: BRIGADO!!! BRIGADO VITOR!! BOHA!!!
CARVALHO: Anthology, you see how pumped my team are? Too pumped to lose this, I promise. Russian Roulette is not for you, my friends. You will lose and lose like homeless mens in the dumpster lost at life, I know this. But first before we fight, I must thank Jesus for such opportunity to take the titles from you. Without Jesus, we are nothing.
SILVA: THANK YOU JESUS!!!!
DOS SANTOS: BOHA TO JESUS!!!!!
CARVALHO: We praying every day, I promise. We training EVERY day, I promise.
SILVA: NOW!
CARVALHO: Brazilians is the best at everything. We always the best at soccer, at Vale Tudo...
SILVA: NOW!
CARVALHO: ...our beaches defeat your beaches always, the women are always hot...
SILVA: NOW!
DOS SANTOS: And our womens come up with no hair first! That was OURS! They smooth!
SILVA: NOW!
CARVALHO: Cousin, why you say 'NOW' all the times?
SILVA: Cause I will beating Wells at everything he does. In the ring, in life, in what he says, so he makes joke...I make better joke. He says 'NOW' forty times, I say it FIFTY TIMES!
CARVALHO: No cousin, this is bad, nobody likes that. You say 'NOW' too much and people think you like a retard or somethings. So never do this.
SILVA: Oh ok, I don't know this.
DOS SANTOS: Don't be clever in English Silva, be clever in PORTUGUESE!
SILVA: BOHA!!!!
CARVALHO: Anthology better eat the Wheaties every morning before the fight, cause Jungle Storm comin' to eat your souls, spit them out, take your titles, END YOUR REIGN! WE PROMISE! BOHA! OBRIGADO EPW! OBRIGADO AMERICA! OBRIGADO CHAMPIONSHIP!
DOS SANTOS: BRIGADO LINDSAY TROY!
(FADEOUT)
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FADE IN: in the Drunken Fish, one of St. Louis' notable fine dining selections. The Japanese restuarant seems to have a minimalist decor. On one side, a low table with cushioned chairs on two sides, and cushioned bench seating on the wall side of it. Beyond that, a modest bar with cushioned stool seats, and table seating on the opposite side. White candles on each table set the tone and give a simple ambience to the place, and at one table, we find Larry Tact seated in front of a plate with his sushi selections for the evening. He balances his chopsticks on one side of the half-eaten plate of delicacies, and looks on with a small smirk.
LARRY TACT: "I wasn't sure what to expect of St. Louis when I arrived. It's been some time since I came here, due to the bad taste left by their baseball franchise's dispatching of my team in the NLCS, circa 2006. Since then, I've felt no reason to travel here for leisure. But... this time, there's something calling me here."
"The city is nice enough, though, with the local restaurants having their charm. I find a little mroe forgiveness for this city, now that I'm actually here and enjoying myself. But we'll see how things end up."
"That's because, pretty soon, St. Louis will either prove to be a place where I'm able to reclaim some of what I've lost, recently... or it's going to be a place where I lose even more. Jared Wells and I.... we've got business to take care of."
"And Jungle Storm... you guys aren't even my biggest concern about our match."
He takes up a small bottle of sake, and fills the near-flat serving cup used for such. He downs it quickly and sets the cup back down.
"See, over the past couple weeks, I don't think it's been too much of a stretch to say Anthology has the upper hand on you. You may have a little pride... some motivation.... and fleeting hope that you can score a quick victory over us at Russian Roulette. You might, if you're dumb enough to buy into all the nonsensical gibberish you like to try amusing the mass of lowest common denominator fans wrestling sadly, but inevitably attracts. Those are your base, though, and they're why you're even getting this match. You were chosen to entertain... be a bonus for the fans to see at this show...."
"While Wells and I? Anthology? We're the constant. We're the ones who deliver the big performance. In short... we're going to claim the prize, once we've let you have your little showcase of amusement for the beer-stained zombies, and little twerps in the stands."
He pours another shot of the sake and downs it.
"But I give you credit, you managed to amuse Troy enough to put you in this match. She felt you served as good enough sandbags for us, as we beat the hell out of you in back, and left you lying and wondering why your parlor trick styles didn't work on us. She managed to turn our own dominance against us, by acting like WE were somehow doing something wrong. Apparently, you can't just show you're far and away better than a team, anymore. You have to make a production out of it."
"And that's where you two excel. You provide the sideshow act until we get bored... then we beat you and walk out of the ring with the EPW World Tag Championship, still Anthology's to craft and shape."
He chuckles.
"It's a little sad, though, this match. Like Jared already said, Troy's so aware of how down the division is... she's going to be sending in her own recruited cavalry to try and make you look better. Sure, she'll play it off however she wants... given her position, she can kind of do that. But don't think Jared and I believe it for a second. We know exactly what's going on, and that's all the motivation we need to get through Big Dog and Dan Ryan, so we can dispatch the sideshow and stuff it in Troy's face."
"This division isn't up to the Gold Standard of Anthology, so we aren't letting the titles go anywhere."
Another refill.... and he observes the cup for a moment, then nods slightly.
"It takes time to create something respectable. Sake takes time to develop into each desired level of dryness or sweetness. It takes time to find what suits you, what is a match... but when you do...."
He downs it, sets the cup back on the table.
"It's a great thing, finding what you can enjoy."
"EPWs tag division is still undeveloped. We're having to face big names of this place's past, and 'legends' of other promotions in order to get a challenge from one of the teams who is actually active here. But... it's part of the process. Anthology is going to take the tag division and own it... and other teams will come to try and topple this giant. Teams who are here should develop, and eventually we'll see the division begin to turn itself around. Anthology will mold this division up to the Gold Standard, and hold itself with arms wide open, to take hits until we're moved an inch from our spot on the top of the mountain. And then... maybe we'll find someone who won't need Big Dog and Dan Ryan to 'soften' us up, first."
"But as of right now, that moment has not yet arrived. I've been off my game of late, which I won't get into right now... but when Wells and I are in that ring, as a unit, we know how to handle our business. We know that the b****hes and the booze can wait 'til we're done, because setting the standard is what's more important. It's our mission, our goal... all part of the legacy Anthology is carving for itself."
"Jungle Storm, you come and show us we're not dealing with a sideshow. I'd welcome the challenge. But don't expect we're going to stand around and let you pull your tricks without a price. Because there's always a price to pay when you deal with Anthology... and that ring? It's where we collect our payment."
"So, as for your chances? You've got one bullet in the chamber.... and five empty sideshow tricks to avoid. You think you can set those five blanks aside and find what it takes to fire off the shot that will topple Anthology? Your welcome to try..."
"Just don't expect your odds to keep you from leaving empty handed. Instead, prepare to be humbled, by the Gold Standard of EPW."
"That being, of course.... the Anthology."
FADE OUT.
LARRY TACT: "I wasn't sure what to expect of St. Louis when I arrived. It's been some time since I came here, due to the bad taste left by their baseball franchise's dispatching of my team in the NLCS, circa 2006. Since then, I've felt no reason to travel here for leisure. But... this time, there's something calling me here."
"The city is nice enough, though, with the local restaurants having their charm. I find a little mroe forgiveness for this city, now that I'm actually here and enjoying myself. But we'll see how things end up."
"That's because, pretty soon, St. Louis will either prove to be a place where I'm able to reclaim some of what I've lost, recently... or it's going to be a place where I lose even more. Jared Wells and I.... we've got business to take care of."
"And Jungle Storm... you guys aren't even my biggest concern about our match."
He takes up a small bottle of sake, and fills the near-flat serving cup used for such. He downs it quickly and sets the cup back down.
"See, over the past couple weeks, I don't think it's been too much of a stretch to say Anthology has the upper hand on you. You may have a little pride... some motivation.... and fleeting hope that you can score a quick victory over us at Russian Roulette. You might, if you're dumb enough to buy into all the nonsensical gibberish you like to try amusing the mass of lowest common denominator fans wrestling sadly, but inevitably attracts. Those are your base, though, and they're why you're even getting this match. You were chosen to entertain... be a bonus for the fans to see at this show...."
"While Wells and I? Anthology? We're the constant. We're the ones who deliver the big performance. In short... we're going to claim the prize, once we've let you have your little showcase of amusement for the beer-stained zombies, and little twerps in the stands."
He pours another shot of the sake and downs it.
"But I give you credit, you managed to amuse Troy enough to put you in this match. She felt you served as good enough sandbags for us, as we beat the hell out of you in back, and left you lying and wondering why your parlor trick styles didn't work on us. She managed to turn our own dominance against us, by acting like WE were somehow doing something wrong. Apparently, you can't just show you're far and away better than a team, anymore. You have to make a production out of it."
"And that's where you two excel. You provide the sideshow act until we get bored... then we beat you and walk out of the ring with the EPW World Tag Championship, still Anthology's to craft and shape."
He chuckles.
"It's a little sad, though, this match. Like Jared already said, Troy's so aware of how down the division is... she's going to be sending in her own recruited cavalry to try and make you look better. Sure, she'll play it off however she wants... given her position, she can kind of do that. But don't think Jared and I believe it for a second. We know exactly what's going on, and that's all the motivation we need to get through Big Dog and Dan Ryan, so we can dispatch the sideshow and stuff it in Troy's face."
"This division isn't up to the Gold Standard of Anthology, so we aren't letting the titles go anywhere."
Another refill.... and he observes the cup for a moment, then nods slightly.
"It takes time to create something respectable. Sake takes time to develop into each desired level of dryness or sweetness. It takes time to find what suits you, what is a match... but when you do...."
He downs it, sets the cup back on the table.
"It's a great thing, finding what you can enjoy."
"EPWs tag division is still undeveloped. We're having to face big names of this place's past, and 'legends' of other promotions in order to get a challenge from one of the teams who is actually active here. But... it's part of the process. Anthology is going to take the tag division and own it... and other teams will come to try and topple this giant. Teams who are here should develop, and eventually we'll see the division begin to turn itself around. Anthology will mold this division up to the Gold Standard, and hold itself with arms wide open, to take hits until we're moved an inch from our spot on the top of the mountain. And then... maybe we'll find someone who won't need Big Dog and Dan Ryan to 'soften' us up, first."
"But as of right now, that moment has not yet arrived. I've been off my game of late, which I won't get into right now... but when Wells and I are in that ring, as a unit, we know how to handle our business. We know that the b****hes and the booze can wait 'til we're done, because setting the standard is what's more important. It's our mission, our goal... all part of the legacy Anthology is carving for itself."
"Jungle Storm, you come and show us we're not dealing with a sideshow. I'd welcome the challenge. But don't expect we're going to stand around and let you pull your tricks without a price. Because there's always a price to pay when you deal with Anthology... and that ring? It's where we collect our payment."
"So, as for your chances? You've got one bullet in the chamber.... and five empty sideshow tricks to avoid. You think you can set those five blanks aside and find what it takes to fire off the shot that will topple Anthology? Your welcome to try..."
"Just don't expect your odds to keep you from leaving empty handed. Instead, prepare to be humbled, by the Gold Standard of EPW."
"That being, of course.... the Anthology."
FADE OUT.