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Post by Osh Vaughan on Jun 14, 2021 11:57:44 GMT
TV Title Zack Steele vs Rogue vs
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Post by Deleted on Jun 15, 2021 21:45:40 GMT
*Monday night right after Mayhem*
The scene opens up behind the IIW arena about fifteen minutes after the tag team match involving Rogue and Steele. The camera is zoomed in on a door that says fire exit. The door whips open quickly and slams into the steel walls of the building, making a loud noise, echoing through the back alley area that is usually only occupied by large delivery trucks. Rogue takes a few steps into the alley with Cora following behind him. Looking worse for ware, Rogue leans over and pukes a large amount of mostly liquid into a storm drain.
Cora stands directly behind him and puts her hands on his shoulders, gripping them and massaging them to comfort Rogue. He pukes a little more, getting the remaining liquid out. He spits a couple times to clear his mouth out of that disgusting post-puke taste. He takes a few deep breaths and Cora hands him a Grape Gatorade.
Cora - Here. Rinse your mouth out. You okay?
Rogue grabs the bottle and cracks off the spin top, tossing it aside into the alley. He starts taking swigs of the drink and spitting it out in a stream to clean out his mouth.
Rogue - Fuck.
Cora - Fuck....
Rogue - I got my ass kicked out there tonight.
Cora - N... No Rogue.. you just didn't have the opportunity to strike like you wanted. Thats all.
Rogue - No Cora. Don't blow smoke up my ass just to make me feel better. I got my ass kicked.
Rogue stands up straight and drops the empty Gatorade bottle on the ground.
Cora - We've just been too distracted lately.
Rogue - Yeah. We have.
Cora - Time to buckle back in and work harder.
Rogue - Yep. It is.
Cora - You've been getting a little crazy with the good life. Drinking more beer, using more tobacco, overdoing it on the caffeine.
Rogue - You're not lying. I know.
Cora - Well we have thirteen days before your title defense. We'll get you started on a healthy diet tomorrow morning, start hitting the gym harder, and get you into a steam room or sauna for the next few days to detox your body. You look rough.
Rogue - Yeah. Good idea. I'll cut off the beer for awhile. But the caffeine and nicotine stays.
Cora smirks.
The scene ends.
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*Tuesday Night*
The scene opens up in a hotel gym, where Cora is holding a bottle of water next to a treadmill. Rogue is on the treadmill putting in the work, sweating like he's in the Sahara Desert.
Rogue - Water.
Cora squirks some water into his mouth as he stays running on the treadmill at a quick pace. Rogue looks down at the screen.
Rogue - Three miles. I got a little bit left.
Rogue keeps running, feet pounding on the track of the treadmill.
Rogue - No more fucking around. I'm defending this belt again.
Cora - Hell yeah. Keep going.
About thirty seconds pass of Rogue still running his ass off, sweating like hell. Rogue quickly hits the down button on the speed. The treadmill slows to a quick walking pace for Rogue.
Rogue - Towel.
Cora bends over and grabs a small white towel from the bench in front of the treadmill.
Cora - Here ya go.
She tosses it up to Rogue, who catches it one handed and starts patting his face with it.
Rogue - Ah. Shit. That felt good.... Three miles and some change. Man..... That shouldn't have felt as hard as it was. I've been slacking.
Cora - It happens to the best of us babe. We work our asses off and get some success and lose focus some times. We let our success allow us to relax. We're only human.
Rogue stops walking and lets the track move him to the end of the treadmill. Be hops off and sits down on the bench breathing heavily.
Rogue - This Zack Steele guy.... he's pretty good.
Cora - Not bad. Not bad at all.
Rogue - Tyler saved my ass in that tag match. If it wasn't for him, that would have been my first loss for sure.
Cora - Well, it was a tag match. You depend on your partners. Thats the name of the game.
Rogue - True. But damn, bad showing for me. Very bad. Next Mayhem, things will be different. I already feel much better. Putting in this work is gonna change things.
Cora - One day at a time. You got this.
Rogue sips his water.
Rogue - Zach Steele, you have my full attention. A little over two weeks ago, you called me out and I didn't really pay you any mind. Well, for the next two weeks, you will be all that is on my mind. No more lavish, fun lifestyle. Not until I defend this belt. But at the end of the day, you're still a twenty-three year old kid, up against an experienced man that his proven himself time and time again. The IIW is my home, and you're new to my home. I'm not letting go of this belt. Not yet. Zach, you caught me in a vulnerable moment where I lost my focus for awhile. But thats all done now. You woke me up. Congratulations.... but your success stops there.
In thirteen days, you're not getting the unmotivated Rogue. Hell, you're not even getting the old Rogue. You are getting a brand new Rogue. A more motivated, and lazer focused version. This belt belongs to me. I busted my ass earning this. Now it's time for me to start busting my ass to defend it.
A new era starts the next time we lockup.
The scene fades.
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Post by Riley Pierce on Jun 15, 2021 23:33:12 GMT
We open to a coastal cliff top, only thing that can be heard are the waves rolling against the cliff and the seagulls in the air. The sky is clear, and the sun is beaming down. There is a single bench in view, sat on this bench is Zack Steele, he is wearing a loose fitting white cotton shirt, a pair of black denim shorts and a pair of Birkenstocks, the camera fades into a closer shot, looking at his side profile from the right. His hair is loose, and his usually clean shaven look has made way for stubble giving off the appearance of unrest.
Zack: I think a lot about that night where I agreed to join Team Osh at World Collide. I keep trying to find clarity because ever since I made that decision, things have turned on their head. I have not got a W since before that night. I should be a champion by now, I should have the people groveling at my feet begging me for a shot at my gold in order to give them some relevancy in this company, and yet here I am, on a 3-match losing streak, and honestly, I do not think I can beat Rogue. I do not have Osh in my corner anymore, I do not even have Russell or Jay. They are too busy dealing with their own business, The Regulation was a myth, just a pipedream sold to us by Osh for us to do his dirty work for him. Isn’t it funny how since after World’s Collide, Osh will not reply to my messages, answer my calls, nothing? He has become a ghost. Russell and Jay do not even bother checking in on me at the Arena. I have been cast aside, so now it is time to hit the reset button on Zack Steele. It is time to shed everything Osh tried to mold me into and get back to being the Zack Steele I aimed to be when I first set foot in this company. The best professional wrestler in the history of this business.
The camera slowly pans to face Zack.
Zack: Rogue…The Zack Steele that challenged you to the title is dead, He was a desperate man. A man who had his mind warped by illusions of grandeur. A man who was sold a dream and was given nothing. The Zack Steele you will be facing will be motivated, hungry and dangerous. You say I have your attention. Well, you have my respect. You took a beating from me at Mayhem, and you did not stop fighting, but what are you going to be able to do when you are facing a man who knows now that he has nothing to lose, and everything to gain. You say you have been in this game for a long time, and you have proven yourself, time and time again. Well now I am the next big thing, who must prove that he is who he knows he is. You say that in at Mayhem I will not be facing the unmotivated Rogue. That I will be facing a brand new, motivated, focused Rogue. Well at Mayhem Rogue, you’re going to be facing the old Zack Steele, the Zack Steele who didn’t need a pat on the back from the boss man, the Zack Steele who is more than happy to take your head clean off your shoulders with one strike, you will be facing the Zack Steele who doesn’t know when to give up, the Zack Steele who will methodically break your body down and lock you in The Sky Blue Way until you succumb to the pain. I am not here to play around anymore; I am here to take what is rightfully mine. I am here to become head of the table. Rogue, I am going to make you regret giving me this opportunity because I am leaving Mayhem with the gold and am going to be sending you back to whatever dive bar you fell out of. I am Zack Steele, and this is my Resurgence.
Zack walks away.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 22, 2021 21:51:47 GMT
* Wednesday, June 23rd, 2021 - 4 More nights until Rogue defends his TV Title *
The scene opens up inside of a cozy, dim-lit cafe somewhere near the IIW arena. The camera cuts to Rogue sitting in a chair, reading a paper copy of the latest IIW news. Roling thunder gives some background noise on this rainy night in the shitty UK.
Rogue - Zack Steele. A resurgence you say? My friend, you've been here in the IIW for a total of what?... six minutes and a cup of coffee? A resurgence is what you think will lead you to the promise land? Heh.... What have you been through here so far? A couple of tough matches and an uncomfortable encounter or two? Steele, like I said before, you're a young man. You have a lot to learn. I am an experienced warrior in that ring, and you are just a young pup biting off more than he can chew. A resurgence.... How pathetic for you to think of such extremes this early on in the game. It shows me you can't handle tough times. You can't think straight in the face of adversity. You can't hang with Rogue....
Rogue shakes his head, feeling second-hand embarrassment. The camera pans left revealing Cora shaking her head too.
Rogue - Hah.... Fucking resurgence. Imagine needing a resurgence after working somewhere for two months.
Cora Black - What a loser.
Rogue - Yeah.. haha... you're not lying. This young man here.... he joins "Team Osh", feeling as if that would somehow save him from the mediocrity he ultimately succumbed to anyway. One bad choice after another, and the house of cards came crumbling down. You see Steele, I had a few "off weeks" and I got a little stale in there. And you know something? Even at my worst, I still managed to hang onto this belt and remain undefeated. You on the other hand are acting as if your life has ended and you've been reborn, baptized so to speak, with this new found unstoppable momentum.
And this kid has the balls to say that I made a mistake by giving him the opportunity to fight for this belt? What a crock of shit.
Cora Black - He's out of his mind, babe.
Rogue - Lets make this clear, Zackary. I am the TV Champion. I don't pick and choose who I defend against. I defend against all comers. I have held onto this belt for over two months already. Once you and I lockup, it will be my third defense. I compete against anyone the IIW matchmakers throw in the ring with me. It's as simple as that. They line them up, and I knock them down. Even on my bad days.
Unfortunately for you, This Monday on Mayhem, it won't be another "bad day" for me. I've cleaned up my diet. I've started sleeping like a normal human being again. I started detoxing and working out hard. I've feeling the best I've ever felt in my life. And that's after only ten days of getting my act together. I adapt, I grow, I learn and get better. That why I am where I am, and that's why I have held this belt for so long. You can't just hop into one of the most competitive leagues in the world, spend less than a couple months, and declare a resurgence. That's not how this works, that's not how life works. Sucks to suck, kid. Period.
Rogue takes a moment to look out of the window next to his chair as rain drops roll down and lightning brightens the skies for a few seconds. Rogue then looks back into the camera.
Rogue - I love rainy days, Zack. They are my favorite. A few rainy days make you appreciate the sunny ones. It seems for you, that rainy days bring you to your knees. So much so, that you forget the sunlight. This is something I never forget. This Monday I am going to teach you a few things, Zack.
One, you're just not mature enough to be a champion yet. Maybe in the future, but not YET.
Two, Handling adversity is more than making drastic changes and declaring things, only in hope to hold yourself accountable to prevent embarrassment in front of the masses. Handinling adversity is not AVOIDING the dark times, but EMBRACING them.... Battling through them.
Three, I have forgotten more tricks than actual wrestling holds you have in your arsenal. I will win however I have to. I am the best in the IIW at winning how I need to. I have mastered that chapter of this craft. You won't be able to handle the wave of shit I throw your way. You will leave more confused and in need of "resurgence" than you previously thought.
Cora - At least he will have time to enjoy the little things....
Rogue smiles.
Rogue - Yes.. The little things.. Thanks for mentioning that Cora. Zack, after I beat you, and take any of those last few ounces of steam from your sails, do me a favor. Go home, and enjoy the little things. RESET yourself. Drink a cup of coffee and sit on your porch. Call a friend. Feel the breeze, and shut the fuck up for a few days. It's the little things that are important, after all....
Rogue slowly turns his head and begins looking out of the window again. The scene fades.
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Post by Riley Pierce on Jun 24, 2021 0:27:25 GMT
Black screen, all we can hear is a breeze moving through leaves. We cut to tree branches gently being blown about causing the calming noise we heard before. The camera pans down and moves through the woods, the gentle sound of water moving down a brook can start to be heard. The camera pushes through some overgrown flora and fauna to reveal the source of the water. Sat on a rock next to the brook is Zack Steele. He is topless and wears only a pair of white shorts. He is sat cross legged. His eyes closed and his hands together in his lap.
Zack: If no one wants to bother with me anymore, then I guess I just need to focus on myself from now on. Starting with me getting to a better place physically and mentally. I have realized over the past couple of months I have not been focused on what I need to do to be the best and instead have been more interested in other people’s situations, and where did that get me. Nowhere. After what I said in my last video, I have seen people come at me saying I am ungrateful for the platform Osh gave me and that I should be happy I am still getting the opportunities even with Osh not in charge anymore. If I am ungrateful, it is only because I feel like others have been ungrateful of my time and energy. I did not need to help Osh, I did it because I thought it was what was right for this company. I did it because I thought it was what was right for my career. Oh, how wrong I was. I drank from a poisoned chalice, so now I must detox myself of all the bullshit that I have dealt with over the past few months.
Zack opens his eyes and takes a few deep breaths.
Zack: So welcome to my resurgence. A process of reflection, improvement and innovation. I have been coming out here for hours every day since Mayhem, just to be alone with my thoughts. To reflect on the past few months since War Games. The night where everything seemed to change. I do not know if I am still dealing with issues caused by the damage taken in the match, but I am not one to make excuses. If I am hurt, I still must push through and perform, that is just my work ethic. It might be that I never really got over the mental exhaustion of the Osh and Bob war, I left some part of me in that cage that night. It might have just been too much for me to deal with. So now I must improve on myself. Mentally, I need to get focused again, I need to find that same hunger I have had for most of my career. Physically, I have been slacking. I need to get back to a routine that benefits me and not just doing what I can when I feel like it. I am letting myself down, my trainers down and all the people I have met on my journey to the IIW who believed in me by not having the level of discipline I used to have. So, my diet’s improved, my workout routine is back to where it used to be. I am trying to be even better than I was before my decline.
Zack climbs off the rock, stretches and begins to walk down the brook.
Zack: I took time away from my process to see what you had to say Rogue. You think that just because I have had a bad few months that I’m overreacting, what you don’t see is that I have built a following and a standard of performance before I came to this company which I am failing. I have people who once sang my praise throwing me to the dirt because they think I have fallen off. They think that now I have the money and the fame, I do not need to be putting in the same performances I once did. To them I say be patient, see what happens once a refocused, reenergized and hungry Zack Steele steps out into the IIW Arena because I promise you this. I am done falling at the final hurdle, I am done being the guy who just cannot seem to get the win when it really matters. I will be walking out of the IIW Arena on Monday with that belt in tow because I do not know what more I can do in order to seal my legacy in this company. Rogue, I know you will go down swinging and I commend you for that, but you are just an old dog who has ran out of tricks. I will see you Monday Rogue, I look forward to it.
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