Post by Damon Graves on Aug 19, 2017 13:04:42 GMT -5
Rebel Ink Tattoo Studio
Las Vegas, Nevada
Scene opens with a shot of the Shop Manager's desk, As appropriate to the setting, the young lady manning the station was heavily inked, her tattoos ranging in quality from amateurish to masterwork. Looking up from her computer, she notices Redemption Wrestling interviewer Hannah Lacey walking up to her.
Lauren: Hello, do you have an appointment?
Hannah: Um, no. I think there’s a bit of a mixup…
Lauren: Are you here to get a tattoo?
Hannah: No, I’m here to interview Damon….
Lauren looks down at her computer, scanning the contents of her screen.
Lauren: Funny, he didn’t mention any magazine interviews to me…
Hannah: Actually, I’m here representing Redemption Wrestling. My boss kinda set this up last minute.
Lauren: Ok, let me check to see if he’ll be able to see you. Your name?
Hannah: Hannah Lacey…
Lauren: Just a moment…
The manager picks up the shop line and punches a button.
Lauren: Damon.. There’s a lady from Redemption Wrestling here to see you…. Yes, Hannah Lacey.. OK, I’ll let her know…
She ends the call.
Lauren: Ok, Miss Lacey, Damon will see you, but I need to warn you… as soon as I mentioned Redemption Wrestling, he sounded really upset, so don’t be surprised if he’s not in a good mood.
Hannah: Actually, I’m kinda used to it…..
Hannah heads towards the back of the shop, where Damon’s office is located. She looks inside to see Damon poring over some paperwork. Hesitantly, she knocks on the door jamb to get his attention. Damon looks up, obviously NOT happy to see Hannah.
Damon: So… Scott sent you. What does he want? To twist the dagger a little more?
Hannah: Actually, there was a huge uproar over what happened at One Night Only, so I was sent to get your reaction. Is Aurora here?
Damon: No, she’s busy putting the final touches on the new house. So it’s either just me or nothing. Take your pick….
Hannah: Well, I’m already here, so I may as well earn my paycheck. May I sit down?
Damon: (halfheartedly) Whatever….
Hannah sits in a nearby chair and takes a small voice recorder out of her purse. TUrning it on, she settles down to interview the tattooed grappler.
Hannah: First and foremost, the fans want to know how you’re feeling after the controversial outcome of your Tag Team Championship defense at One Night Only…
Damon: How am I feeling? How do THINK I feel, Hannah? I feel like someone broke into my home and stole something valuable from me, and the worst part of it is that the man that literally BEGGED Rebel Ink to sign with Redemption Wrestling to be the standard bearers for the Tag Team division CONDONED it!
Hannah: How can you say that Devlin Scott condoned what happened?
Damon: Aurora and me, we went straight to that fucker’s office and asked him point blank what he was going to do about that bullshit decision….
Hannah: And what was his response?
Damon slams his fist down on the desk, upsetting a caddy full of writing implements.
Damon: ABSOLUTELY NOTHING!!! That smug little shit sat on his ass and refused to do a goddamned thing about it! He wouldn’t reverse the decision, wouldn’t vacate the titles, nothing! I guess nepotism has its perks…
Hannah: How can you claim nepotism in this issue?
Damon: Who is Honey’s cousin?
Hannah: Trixie.
Damon: And whose face is surgically attached to that asshat’s lap?
Hannah: I’m not even going to dignify that with a response….
Damon rolls his eyes.
Damon: The only thing that kept me from putting Devlin Scott through that fancy desk in his office was the fact that we have a guaranteed rematch…
Hannah: So you’ll have your chance to rega….
Damon: NO! Rebel Ink isn’t REGAINING anything! We are resolving the dispute over who the REAL Tag Team Champions are! There’s no way that anyone with half a brain can deny that I was never pinned...
Hannah: But by the same token, there’s no way to know if the Young Cubs wouldn’t have won that match anyway….
Damon pauses to clean all of the stray pens and pencils rolling around on his desk, depositing them back in the caddy.
Damon: Playing devil’s advocate now. Hannah? It’s a moot fucking point. Until anyone LEGITIMATELY defeats us, Rebel Ink is still the Redemption Wrestling Tag Team Champions, end of story.
Hannah: But before you face off with the Young Cubs at Convergence, you'll be facing the Jew Blazer in a non-title match.
Damon: Before we go anywhere else with this, I want to congratulate him on actually WINNING the New Generation Championship. You see, I have a lot more respect for someone that EARNS the right to call themselves a champion, rather than just have it handed to them….
But that doesn't mean that he's going to have an easy time of things. In a perfect world, this would have been touted as a “champion vs champion” match, and in my mind, that's exactly how I'm approaching it.
Hannah: You may not have an easy time at Glory, either. Blazer was part of the team that ended Rebel Ink’s first championship reign. But, if you win at Glory, it might mean a shot at the New Generation Championship...
Damon: Right now, my focus is on clearing up the dispute over just who the rightful Tag Team Champions are. But, yeah, singles gold is something that’s been rattling around in the back of my mind since I wrestled back in NGW. As far as the match itself goes, I wouldn't expect it to be easy. Jew Blazer and I won't be sending each other cards during the holidays, but he has my respect. Only problem is, respect gets left in the dressing room, especially with the point I'll be going out there to make….
Hannah: And what point is that?
Damon: That trying to pull some sort of sneaky shit over on Rebel Ink brings some serious consequences.
Hannah: Care to elaborate?
Damon: The Young Cubs couldn't beat us in the ring. That was as plain as the nose on your face. And when the time is right, they'll realize that their claim to those belts was never real. With the mood I've been in since One Night Only, there's no telling what might happen in Louisville….
Hannah: Is that meant to be a threat against the Jew Blazer?
Damon: First off, have you ever known me to make idle threats?
Hannah: No…
Damon: If I say something like that, I do so with the utmost sincerity. Blazer knows that I don't pull any punches, either on the mic or in the ring, and I sure as hell am not going to start now. What Aurora and I have in mind is going to turn this place on its ear….
Hannah: Just what DO you have in mind?
Damon: Oh no, Hannah. You're going to have to wait just like everyone else….
Hannah: Well, I've taken enough of your time, so I'll let you get back to what you were doing…
Hannah switches off her recorder and deposits it back in her purse. She pauses to say something, but Damon is already back at work on his business, as if she were never there.
Fade to black.
