Post by Rob Diamond on Sept 19, 2011 16:03:57 GMT -6
{ Zelda walked into her make shift room at her brother's and threw herself down on the bed, head in hands, crying for probably the sixth day in a row since her last meet up with Rob at the hospital. She looked up, eyes puffy, tears running down her cheeks and saw something sticking out of her coat... A piece of paper... The one Rob handed her at the hospital. She jumped off the bed and ripped it out of her coat, she had forgotten about it. Quickly she unfolded it and sat down. For the sake of not leering over her shoulder Rob has opted for a voice over. }
"Zee..."
"I'm sorry for all of this."
"You asked me why this was so important, why I had to destroy Lex Sense? The reason is simple Zee..."
"Angel saved my life."
"Six years ago Chris was a World Champion, his name was known all over the world and I begged him day in and day out to train me. He refused. Kyle didn't. When Chris found out that Kyle was training me he... Snapped."
"I saw a darkness in Chris that day that no man had ever seen before... He beat me pretty good Zee... Put me in the hospital and told me if I ever went to train with Kyle again I'd live the rest of my life in a wheel chair..."
"Angel and Shelly came, they took me away and he finished training me... Angel got me my job in nCw four years ago... Angel saved my life."
"Just like Adam saved yours."
"That's why this is so important to me. Lex Sense didn't just injure someone in the ring, he tried to end his life, the life of a man I respect and think of as a brother. The rest of nCw may be able to sit back and watch Lex Sense try to end life's, hell they may even enjoy it, but I won't. Not when those people are my friends and family."
"He made this personal when he went after Angel. He started this. I'm going to end it."
"Zee, I love you. You are the shining light in my life and I would do anything to protect you. I very much want to spend the rest of my life with you... But to destroy Lex... To really tear into him... I can't have you there... I can't be what I need to be if your there to show me what I can... and may lose..."
"I love you."
{ Zelda's eyes welled up again but she held back the tears. Instead of crying more she folded up the letter and stuffed it into her pants pocket. Zelda threw her coat on, grabbed her bag of clothes and stormed out the door... }
{ A close up of Rob's mug. }
"This isn't about men or monsters."
{ A hint of a smirk. }
"I'm seriously tired of that analogy."
{ His face becomes a sneer. }
"What we are is wrestlers. We're paid to get in that ring and fight it out for the entertainment of the fans. All of us on some level got into this business to be the best. Whether that's because we saw an American Icon do it on NBC one night as kid and could never forget it or just because we were bred to battle."
{ Nothing changes, just breaking up the paragraphs. }
"Wrestlers... We wrestle... For honor... Respect... Gold... We wrestle for allot of reasons. Some of us have personal demons, others are entirely care free and some of us bury it all away and just become mindless machines of destruction. At the end of the day it's all settled in the ring because as wrestlers, that's what we do."
"That's why Steve Awesome, my best friend and brother in Infamy, can beat me for the World title at one pay per view and be my tag team partner at the next. We feuded, we wrestled, it was settled. Unlike some blabbering babies in the back we were able to get out our frustrations inside the ring and settle it up. At the end of the day he won..."
{ Shrugs. }
"Oh well. I didn't lose any sleep over it because I know it could of gone either way and I KNOW there will be a next time. But that, my friends is an example of how wrestling is SUPPOSED to be."
{ The scowl returns. }
"But that is very rarely how things go down."
{ He scowls more. }
"Lex..."
{ More scowling. }
"I don't want to wrestle you."
{ Surprising? }
"I don't want to battle it out like a couple of Roman gladiators fighting for the admiration of the fans."
{ Though that would be awesome, what with the swords and the spears and all that. }
"And I sure as hell don't want your respect at the end of a hard fought match."
{ Cuing up the bold type. }
"I want to murder you."
{ Boldly. Er, badly. }
"I know, that's not very sportsman like of me, but I've never been much of sportsman kind of guy. See, I may have gotten into this business originally to be the best, but as time went on I realized something..."
"Hurting people is fun."
"Especially when their younger, weaker and preferably white."
{ Toothy grin. }
"But hurting people who think their better than you? Hurting people who raise themselves up so high on their own self righteous pedestal despite the countless examples of how mediocre they are? Hurting people who just can't seem to take the hint?"
{ Pause for effect. }
"That's priceless."
{ Heh. }
"And that's you Lex. Some of us here in nCw have labeled you a monster because of your actions, but you promise us you are nothing more than a man, a man with demons and apparently a ghost problem."
{ Who ya gonna call? }
"You allow nCw to think of you that way because you go out of your way to act like one. You put on this facade of madness, pretending to be a monster claiming to be a man when all you really are Lex... Is a child. A scared child crying out for someone to love him. Begging, pleading for someone, anyone to pay attention to him and FINALLY give him that pony he wanted for Christmas that one year."
{ We know about the pony. }
"And hurting people like you... Who think their more than they are... I live for that Lex... I live for the challenge... Because you will kick, scream, claw and pull my hair like a little bitch the whole goddam way until you crumble. You will do everything in your power including enlisting the help of Lucas Arts to pull of this maniacal image of a mad man all for the sake of saving face and keeping the image you've built for yourself."
"When all you have to do Lex... Is be a man... Defend your family... Even though I'm not the one hurting them."
{ Flash a quick pic of Lex's kids screaming in terror as the idiot ripped apart a Ben and Jerry's. }
"You attacked my family, first, and you will pay for that Lex. Dearly."
{ His smug grin finally breaks through the scowl. }
"But I'm going to settle this like a ****ing man and break you INSIDE the ring... With your darling daughters at ring side to watch."
{ Oh you know he's smirking now. }
"I'm not a monster. I don't play one on TV. And Sunday night I make a man out of Lex Sense..."
{ NOT! I repeat, NOT! Like Bates. }
"Before I end him. Alex, Alice..."
{ He waves politely. }
"Daddy's coming home girls... In a body bag!"
{ Fade. }
*Three weeks ago*
{ Rob Diamond stands outside of a some what familiar looking home, one we have seen once or twice in promos past. It's the home of Lex Sense's ex wife and his two daughters. Rob holds two small boxes in his hands, presents for the girls and approaches the door. He reaches forward and rings the bell. After a few moments the doors opens and Alice along with her girls stand there. }
Rob: Hi my name's-
Alice: I know who you are.
{ The girls look to their mommy. }
Rob: I brought presents!
{ And then they both shoot out the door to grab them from Rob. }
Alice: Girls! Inside please.
{ They take their presents and run inside. Alice crosses her arms over he chest and leans against the door frame. }
Alice: What do you want, Mr. Diamond?
{ Rob smiles cheekily. }
Rob: I want to know how to destroy Lex Sense from the inside out.
{ Alice raises an eyebrow and looks Rob up and down like "are you kidding me?" }
Alice: Are you kidding me?
Rob: No.
{ Rob's smile is long gone and you can tell he's deathly serious. }
Alice:...
{ She sighs and looks back into the house and catches something, a picture of the four of them from years ago, a picture of a happy family. Alice looks back at Rob and then looks to the ground. }
Alice: His daughters...
{ An evil grin spreads across his face. }
Rob: I figured...
{ The two girls come running back into the room wearing their presents, "Infamous" t-shirts and waving something about in their hands. }
Alex: Mom! He got us tickets to go see Dad!
Alice: What?
Alex and Alice: We're going to Battlegrounds!
{ Their mother looks back as she sees Rob walking down the side walk to his car. }
Rob: See you girls at the show.
Both Girls: THANKS ROB!
{ Fade. }
{ We open back up on Rob Diamond and Bigfoot loading the dead body of Jimmy Hoffa into the trunk of a UFO in front of chain link fence with a sign that reads "Area 51." Rob turns and sees the camera, snaps his fingers and sighs. }
"Damn nCw cameras, sneaky sons of bitches."
{ He looks around. }
"Well... Guess you've seen too much."
{ Pops his vampire fangs and lunges at the camera. }
*Static*
{ A furry hand brings the camera back into focus with Rob still in front of the chain link fence, sign now gone and a oddly shaped object covered by a tarp with what appears to be a leg popping out of the bottom... }
"You guys didn't see ****, right?"
{ Nods. }
"Good... So Ricky! What's up my brother from another mother? Congrats on the big win dawg."
{ Grins. }
"If I were more of a douche bag I'd sit back and try and take this away from you, tell you how I didn't care about the match and was way more focused on murdering Lex Sense, but I'm not Jimmy Zane."
{ Winks. }
"You won man, way to go. You came out and proved all of us wrong and took home a major win right before a huge pay per view. That is something to be proud of... Which makes me sad because you won't see it that way... To you this will all play into your conspiracy some how..."
{ Sad clown face. }
"Well whatever man, honestly this whole conspiracy business seems like a load of crap to me, but then I'm part of the problem right Ricky?"
{ Trade Marked eye brow raise followed by law suit. }
"Funny Rick, how you think I'm a part of the problem. Do you know how long I've been a part of nCw?"
{ Pause. }
"Over four years hombre, and in that time how many world titles was I handed?"
{ He holds up exactly zero fingers. }
"None. In fact, like you, I was completely looked over my entire career here. See Rick, I was and still am the longest reigning MALE singles champion in nCw history. I held the X-Division title for FIVE months. I beat every single mother loving challenge thrown my way until Andrew Jacobsen owned my ass in a ladder match. My point, you ask? I didn't get a world title push after that, in fact, I WAS BURIED after that."
{ A painful memory to be sure. }
"Buried. And I stayed that way until I turned on one of my best friends, Falcon, and tried to end his career. I spent three months battling Falcon in five star matches all over the country and in the end do you know what I got?"
{ I'll let you look it up. }
"FIRED!"
{ True story. }
"SO **** YOU! AND **** YOUR CONSPIRACY! No one is handed a damn thing in nCw! You either earn your keep or you hit the street **** nut! And you know what? It isn't mine or Steve's or Andy's damn fault you QUIT EVERY SINGLE TIME YOU LOSE A TITLE! It isn't our fault you don't have the damn balls to stand up to the World champion like a man and take his title! It isn't our fault you haven't been good enough! You wanna know the real secret to being the World Champion in nCw, one over looked star to another?"
{ He leans in real close. }
"NEVER GIVE UP!"
{ Bigfoot nearly drops the camera. }
"I was fired by Fox because of my attitude, you know, the bad attitude I had after the woman I loved killed herself because I thought having her around could become dangerous... Then I tried to take my own life Ricky... And when I woke up, still alive, surrounded by the people who mattered, I knew what I had to do. I went to another company, owned some of their top stars, got Leo's attention and marched right back in the door and took this damn company by the balls and whipped it's ass until I had the world title in my hands. You wanna be champ? Then it's time to step it up Ricky. It's time to become more than you are like you did on Collision and kick our collective InFamous ass because we are not going to lay down for you."
{ He goes to walk away but then stops. }
"It's funny how you ignore the fact Steve and I became best friends over half a year ago in the name of your "conspiracy" but ignore the fact a founding member of InFamous is on your team... Seems kinda odd..."
{ "Renegade" by Styx plays and Rob whips out his iPhone 5.... Yeah that's right, he's got the 5 already losers. }
"Oh, hey Jimmy, what's going on brother? ... Yeah well you better be ready to have your ass handed to you!. ... Hah! Your funny man. Hey, see you later tonight."
{ He hangs up and puts his phone away then looks at Ricky Johnson very specifically. }
"You didn't see anything."
{ Smirks. }
"SUCK IT!"
{ And fade. }
{ Kelly Knite walks into Zelda's make shift room minutes after she took off. Kelly looks around trying to get a feel for what just happened up here when she happens to notice something sticking out of the trash can... It's a pregnancy test. Kelly's jaw drops as she covers her mouth. }
"Oh my god..."
{ Fade. }
{ Rob's head pops back in. }
"Ricky gone?"
{ He looks around. }
"Good."
{ And smiles. }
"So Jimmy..."
{ Smiles wider. }
"This weekend, inside that cage, InFamous versus the YoungBloos in the WARFARE! It's sure as hell gonna be fun when we..."
{ Pokes the camera. }
"Finger poke of doom our way into a couple of World title belts."
{ Winks. }
"So you know, don't get in my way brother."
{ He laughs at his own sarcasm. }
"Just follow the script."
{ Winks. }
"You know what I'm talking about."
{ Fade. }
"Zee..."
"I'm sorry for all of this."
"You asked me why this was so important, why I had to destroy Lex Sense? The reason is simple Zee..."
"Angel saved my life."
"Six years ago Chris was a World Champion, his name was known all over the world and I begged him day in and day out to train me. He refused. Kyle didn't. When Chris found out that Kyle was training me he... Snapped."
"I saw a darkness in Chris that day that no man had ever seen before... He beat me pretty good Zee... Put me in the hospital and told me if I ever went to train with Kyle again I'd live the rest of my life in a wheel chair..."
"Angel and Shelly came, they took me away and he finished training me... Angel got me my job in nCw four years ago... Angel saved my life."
"Just like Adam saved yours."
"That's why this is so important to me. Lex Sense didn't just injure someone in the ring, he tried to end his life, the life of a man I respect and think of as a brother. The rest of nCw may be able to sit back and watch Lex Sense try to end life's, hell they may even enjoy it, but I won't. Not when those people are my friends and family."
"He made this personal when he went after Angel. He started this. I'm going to end it."
"Zee, I love you. You are the shining light in my life and I would do anything to protect you. I very much want to spend the rest of my life with you... But to destroy Lex... To really tear into him... I can't have you there... I can't be what I need to be if your there to show me what I can... and may lose..."
"I love you."
{ Zelda's eyes welled up again but she held back the tears. Instead of crying more she folded up the letter and stuffed it into her pants pocket. Zelda threw her coat on, grabbed her bag of clothes and stormed out the door... }
{ A close up of Rob's mug. }
"This isn't about men or monsters."
{ A hint of a smirk. }
"I'm seriously tired of that analogy."
{ His face becomes a sneer. }
"What we are is wrestlers. We're paid to get in that ring and fight it out for the entertainment of the fans. All of us on some level got into this business to be the best. Whether that's because we saw an American Icon do it on NBC one night as kid and could never forget it or just because we were bred to battle."
{ Nothing changes, just breaking up the paragraphs. }
"Wrestlers... We wrestle... For honor... Respect... Gold... We wrestle for allot of reasons. Some of us have personal demons, others are entirely care free and some of us bury it all away and just become mindless machines of destruction. At the end of the day it's all settled in the ring because as wrestlers, that's what we do."
"That's why Steve Awesome, my best friend and brother in Infamy, can beat me for the World title at one pay per view and be my tag team partner at the next. We feuded, we wrestled, it was settled. Unlike some blabbering babies in the back we were able to get out our frustrations inside the ring and settle it up. At the end of the day he won..."
{ Shrugs. }
"Oh well. I didn't lose any sleep over it because I know it could of gone either way and I KNOW there will be a next time. But that, my friends is an example of how wrestling is SUPPOSED to be."
{ The scowl returns. }
"But that is very rarely how things go down."
{ He scowls more. }
"Lex..."
{ More scowling. }
"I don't want to wrestle you."
{ Surprising? }
"I don't want to battle it out like a couple of Roman gladiators fighting for the admiration of the fans."
{ Though that would be awesome, what with the swords and the spears and all that. }
"And I sure as hell don't want your respect at the end of a hard fought match."
{ Cuing up the bold type. }
"I want to murder you."
{ Boldly. Er, badly. }
"I know, that's not very sportsman like of me, but I've never been much of sportsman kind of guy. See, I may have gotten into this business originally to be the best, but as time went on I realized something..."
"Hurting people is fun."
"Especially when their younger, weaker and preferably white."
{ Toothy grin. }
"But hurting people who think their better than you? Hurting people who raise themselves up so high on their own self righteous pedestal despite the countless examples of how mediocre they are? Hurting people who just can't seem to take the hint?"
{ Pause for effect. }
"That's priceless."
{ Heh. }
"And that's you Lex. Some of us here in nCw have labeled you a monster because of your actions, but you promise us you are nothing more than a man, a man with demons and apparently a ghost problem."
{ Who ya gonna call? }
"You allow nCw to think of you that way because you go out of your way to act like one. You put on this facade of madness, pretending to be a monster claiming to be a man when all you really are Lex... Is a child. A scared child crying out for someone to love him. Begging, pleading for someone, anyone to pay attention to him and FINALLY give him that pony he wanted for Christmas that one year."
{ We know about the pony. }
"And hurting people like you... Who think their more than they are... I live for that Lex... I live for the challenge... Because you will kick, scream, claw and pull my hair like a little bitch the whole goddam way until you crumble. You will do everything in your power including enlisting the help of Lucas Arts to pull of this maniacal image of a mad man all for the sake of saving face and keeping the image you've built for yourself."
"When all you have to do Lex... Is be a man... Defend your family... Even though I'm not the one hurting them."
{ Flash a quick pic of Lex's kids screaming in terror as the idiot ripped apart a Ben and Jerry's. }
"You attacked my family, first, and you will pay for that Lex. Dearly."
{ His smug grin finally breaks through the scowl. }
"But I'm going to settle this like a ****ing man and break you INSIDE the ring... With your darling daughters at ring side to watch."
{ Oh you know he's smirking now. }
"I'm not a monster. I don't play one on TV. And Sunday night I make a man out of Lex Sense..."
{ NOT! I repeat, NOT! Like Bates. }
"Before I end him. Alex, Alice..."
{ He waves politely. }
"Daddy's coming home girls... In a body bag!"
{ Fade. }
*Three weeks ago*
{ Rob Diamond stands outside of a some what familiar looking home, one we have seen once or twice in promos past. It's the home of Lex Sense's ex wife and his two daughters. Rob holds two small boxes in his hands, presents for the girls and approaches the door. He reaches forward and rings the bell. After a few moments the doors opens and Alice along with her girls stand there. }
Rob: Hi my name's-
Alice: I know who you are.
{ The girls look to their mommy. }
Rob: I brought presents!
{ And then they both shoot out the door to grab them from Rob. }
Alice: Girls! Inside please.
{ They take their presents and run inside. Alice crosses her arms over he chest and leans against the door frame. }
Alice: What do you want, Mr. Diamond?
{ Rob smiles cheekily. }
Rob: I want to know how to destroy Lex Sense from the inside out.
{ Alice raises an eyebrow and looks Rob up and down like "are you kidding me?" }
Alice: Are you kidding me?
Rob: No.
{ Rob's smile is long gone and you can tell he's deathly serious. }
Alice:...
{ She sighs and looks back into the house and catches something, a picture of the four of them from years ago, a picture of a happy family. Alice looks back at Rob and then looks to the ground. }
Alice: His daughters...
{ An evil grin spreads across his face. }
Rob: I figured...
{ The two girls come running back into the room wearing their presents, "Infamous" t-shirts and waving something about in their hands. }
Alex: Mom! He got us tickets to go see Dad!
Alice: What?
Alex and Alice: We're going to Battlegrounds!
{ Their mother looks back as she sees Rob walking down the side walk to his car. }
Rob: See you girls at the show.
Both Girls: THANKS ROB!
{ Fade. }
{ We open back up on Rob Diamond and Bigfoot loading the dead body of Jimmy Hoffa into the trunk of a UFO in front of chain link fence with a sign that reads "Area 51." Rob turns and sees the camera, snaps his fingers and sighs. }
"Damn nCw cameras, sneaky sons of bitches."
{ He looks around. }
"Well... Guess you've seen too much."
{ Pops his vampire fangs and lunges at the camera. }
*Static*
{ A furry hand brings the camera back into focus with Rob still in front of the chain link fence, sign now gone and a oddly shaped object covered by a tarp with what appears to be a leg popping out of the bottom... }
"You guys didn't see ****, right?"
{ Nods. }
"Good... So Ricky! What's up my brother from another mother? Congrats on the big win dawg."
{ Grins. }
"If I were more of a douche bag I'd sit back and try and take this away from you, tell you how I didn't care about the match and was way more focused on murdering Lex Sense, but I'm not Jimmy Zane."
{ Winks. }
"You won man, way to go. You came out and proved all of us wrong and took home a major win right before a huge pay per view. That is something to be proud of... Which makes me sad because you won't see it that way... To you this will all play into your conspiracy some how..."
{ Sad clown face. }
"Well whatever man, honestly this whole conspiracy business seems like a load of crap to me, but then I'm part of the problem right Ricky?"
{ Trade Marked eye brow raise followed by law suit. }
"Funny Rick, how you think I'm a part of the problem. Do you know how long I've been a part of nCw?"
{ Pause. }
"Over four years hombre, and in that time how many world titles was I handed?"
{ He holds up exactly zero fingers. }
"None. In fact, like you, I was completely looked over my entire career here. See Rick, I was and still am the longest reigning MALE singles champion in nCw history. I held the X-Division title for FIVE months. I beat every single mother loving challenge thrown my way until Andrew Jacobsen owned my ass in a ladder match. My point, you ask? I didn't get a world title push after that, in fact, I WAS BURIED after that."
{ A painful memory to be sure. }
"Buried. And I stayed that way until I turned on one of my best friends, Falcon, and tried to end his career. I spent three months battling Falcon in five star matches all over the country and in the end do you know what I got?"
{ I'll let you look it up. }
"FIRED!"
{ True story. }
"SO **** YOU! AND **** YOUR CONSPIRACY! No one is handed a damn thing in nCw! You either earn your keep or you hit the street **** nut! And you know what? It isn't mine or Steve's or Andy's damn fault you QUIT EVERY SINGLE TIME YOU LOSE A TITLE! It isn't our fault you don't have the damn balls to stand up to the World champion like a man and take his title! It isn't our fault you haven't been good enough! You wanna know the real secret to being the World Champion in nCw, one over looked star to another?"
{ He leans in real close. }
"NEVER GIVE UP!"
{ Bigfoot nearly drops the camera. }
"I was fired by Fox because of my attitude, you know, the bad attitude I had after the woman I loved killed herself because I thought having her around could become dangerous... Then I tried to take my own life Ricky... And when I woke up, still alive, surrounded by the people who mattered, I knew what I had to do. I went to another company, owned some of their top stars, got Leo's attention and marched right back in the door and took this damn company by the balls and whipped it's ass until I had the world title in my hands. You wanna be champ? Then it's time to step it up Ricky. It's time to become more than you are like you did on Collision and kick our collective InFamous ass because we are not going to lay down for you."
{ He goes to walk away but then stops. }
"It's funny how you ignore the fact Steve and I became best friends over half a year ago in the name of your "conspiracy" but ignore the fact a founding member of InFamous is on your team... Seems kinda odd..."
{ "Renegade" by Styx plays and Rob whips out his iPhone 5.... Yeah that's right, he's got the 5 already losers. }
"Oh, hey Jimmy, what's going on brother? ... Yeah well you better be ready to have your ass handed to you!. ... Hah! Your funny man. Hey, see you later tonight."
{ He hangs up and puts his phone away then looks at Ricky Johnson very specifically. }
"You didn't see anything."
{ Smirks. }
"SUCK IT!"
{ And fade. }
{ Kelly Knite walks into Zelda's make shift room minutes after she took off. Kelly looks around trying to get a feel for what just happened up here when she happens to notice something sticking out of the trash can... It's a pregnancy test. Kelly's jaw drops as she covers her mouth. }
"Oh my god..."
{ Fade. }
{ Rob's head pops back in. }
"Ricky gone?"
{ He looks around. }
"Good."
{ And smiles. }
"So Jimmy..."
{ Smiles wider. }
"This weekend, inside that cage, InFamous versus the YoungBloos in the WARFARE! It's sure as hell gonna be fun when we..."
{ Pokes the camera. }
"Finger poke of doom our way into a couple of World title belts."
{ Winks. }
"So you know, don't get in my way brother."
{ He laughs at his own sarcasm. }
"Just follow the script."
{ Winks. }
"You know what I'm talking about."
{ Fade. }