Post by Philip Burns on Aug 18, 2012 14:13:17 GMT -6
Mike Honcho:{Scene open with a phone in a mans hand. The display says 7 missed calls. The screen dims before lighting up again with a phone call. The caller ID says “Philip J. Burns”. The shot widens and we see it is Michael Honcho sitting in his Lay Z Boy inside the most decadent trailer house of this or any generation. He is frightened by the sudden vibration of the phone. He looks around and peaks through the curtains, making sure he is not being watched. Satisfied that he is safe he answers the call and puts the phone to his head. His voice trembles...}
Mike Honcho: Hello?
Philip Burns: Mike, dude I have been trying to reach you all week. I’ve called you seven times today alone. Where have you been?
Mike Honcho: Uh just... Eating meatloaf and trying to make sure my house doesn’t burns down...
Philip Burns: What?? Why are you whispering?
Mike Honcho: Nothing! Just uh bad drought. House might catch fire and throat hoarse from no water. Yeah. Gotta make sure no wayward magnifying glasses are pointed in my general direction...
Philip Burns: OOOk... Well hey I am headed to DC for the Pay-Per-View this week I was going to see if you wanted to go. There is always plenty of trouble to get into down there.
Mike Honcho: Man I really would like to go see the Liberty Bell with you but I’m real busy around there.
Philip Burns: The Liberty Bell is in DC.
Mike Honcho: What!? That’s Un-American! Either way, I cant go. Sorry Broham.
Philip Burns: you’re kidding me. I thought we could take pictures at the Washington monument that make it look like it's our wangs.
{Honcho's eyes light up before realizing he must turn it down. He bangs his head against the wall.}
Mike Honcho: Dammit man, that is real tempting but I have to pass. Sorry. I would really love to make it look like we have huge pointy wieners but I cant.
Philip Burns: ...Oh OK. Well maybe some other time then.
Mike Honcho: Maybe...
{His voice trails off as he hangs up the phone. We now are inside Burns' house.}
Philip Burns: Hello? Hello? Hmm That’s weird. I wonder what his deal is.
Jimmy Novak: Who?
{Burns turns to see James Novak standing in the doorway.}
Philip Burns: Nothing. Just, all my friends acting weird. It seems like people are avoiding me.
{Novak walks over and sits next to Burns on the couch. The TV is on in the background.}
Jimmy Novak: Phil, I am going to be perfectly honest with you. There are a lot of people who don’t believe in you any more. I mean, you saw that contract nCw gave you. The company and the people who run it don’t believe in you. Your friends are avoiding you and don’t want to be around you because they don’t believe in you either. For the past several weeks I have been the only one you could count on.
Philip Burns: I.. I guess you are right.
Jimmy Novak: Of course I am. They all think you are going to embarrass yourself despite your recent success. No matter how many wins you get they are not going to take you seriously. I’ve heard the arguments. People think you have been out of the game too long and that when you were in your prime you still weren’t reliable. People talk about you behind your back like you cant go any more but I know you can.
Philip Burns: Thanks James. That means a lot.
Jimmy Novak: no thanks necessary Philip. You are not a has-been trying to hold onto something. Yo are a reclaimer taking back the spot that you belong in.
Philip Burns: You keep talking like that I might start believing you.
Jimmy Novak: I am willing to take that risk. You are on the right track by accepting the challenge from Zero Tolerance. You are on the big show where you belong. Just make an example out of him. Only when you uncage your true warriors ways will anybody take you seriously.
Philip Burns: I don’t know Jim, I've been to some pretty dark places before. There was a time before all the jokes and silliness that I don’t know if I can go back to. Back when I first came to nCw I was only concerned with wins and money. The Burning had something to prove. He had a mean streak.
Jimmy Novak: And you don’t have something to prove? You have probably more to prove now than you did back then. You aren’t just going up against a man you’ve never met before, but his handler Sampson will undoubtedly try to keep you down. You need to tap into whatever you were and make it part of what you are. You need to be angry.
Philip Burns: I am angry. It really pisses me off that people are treating me differently since I returned. It makes me furious that I am working for peanuts. A former world champion cant even get an ounce of respect from the office. Its sickening. Just look how Ricky Johnson was treated on the way out. Is that going to be me?
Jimmy Novak: If you let it be. But That’s up to you...
{They sit in silence for as moment before Phil looks up and sees his old manager The News on the TV. }
Philip Burns: Hey, I used to know that guy! He was my manager for a while. We had some pretty crazy times. Small world. I guess 'ol Theo finally got back in the reporting game. I wonder what he has been up to. I should call him one day.
{Novak's eyes narrow as he sits in silence plotting a way to make sure Burns stays away from the so-called “negative” influences, including The News. His thoughts turn to his friends road back to success as week fade out.}
nCw has a long history of fending off hostiles, invaders, power grabs, and takeovers. Sometimes the enemy is a foreign entity hell bent on bringing the company and every performer in it to its knees. Sometimes it is a threat from within, attempting to topple the hierarchy and place themselves in a position of power. My friend Philip Burns is neither of those. He is a blunt instrument. He doesn’t know the destruction he will cause when wielded by me, any more than an ax would. Every single champion in this company needs to watch themselves. Philip Burns is a bullet in the chamber and when I see the first opportunity I am going to point him at one of them and pull the trigger.
Mike Honcho: Hello?
Philip Burns: Mike, dude I have been trying to reach you all week. I’ve called you seven times today alone. Where have you been?
Mike Honcho: Uh just... Eating meatloaf and trying to make sure my house doesn’t burns down...
Philip Burns: What?? Why are you whispering?
Mike Honcho: Nothing! Just uh bad drought. House might catch fire and throat hoarse from no water. Yeah. Gotta make sure no wayward magnifying glasses are pointed in my general direction...
Philip Burns: OOOk... Well hey I am headed to DC for the Pay-Per-View this week I was going to see if you wanted to go. There is always plenty of trouble to get into down there.
Mike Honcho: Man I really would like to go see the Liberty Bell with you but I’m real busy around there.
Philip Burns: The Liberty Bell is in DC.
Mike Honcho: What!? That’s Un-American! Either way, I cant go. Sorry Broham.
Philip Burns: you’re kidding me. I thought we could take pictures at the Washington monument that make it look like it's our wangs.
{Honcho's eyes light up before realizing he must turn it down. He bangs his head against the wall.}
Mike Honcho: Dammit man, that is real tempting but I have to pass. Sorry. I would really love to make it look like we have huge pointy wieners but I cant.
Philip Burns: ...Oh OK. Well maybe some other time then.
Mike Honcho: Maybe...
{His voice trails off as he hangs up the phone. We now are inside Burns' house.}
Philip Burns: Hello? Hello? Hmm That’s weird. I wonder what his deal is.
Jimmy Novak: Who?
{Burns turns to see James Novak standing in the doorway.}
Philip Burns: Nothing. Just, all my friends acting weird. It seems like people are avoiding me.
{Novak walks over and sits next to Burns on the couch. The TV is on in the background.}
Jimmy Novak: Phil, I am going to be perfectly honest with you. There are a lot of people who don’t believe in you any more. I mean, you saw that contract nCw gave you. The company and the people who run it don’t believe in you. Your friends are avoiding you and don’t want to be around you because they don’t believe in you either. For the past several weeks I have been the only one you could count on.
Philip Burns: I.. I guess you are right.
Jimmy Novak: Of course I am. They all think you are going to embarrass yourself despite your recent success. No matter how many wins you get they are not going to take you seriously. I’ve heard the arguments. People think you have been out of the game too long and that when you were in your prime you still weren’t reliable. People talk about you behind your back like you cant go any more but I know you can.
Philip Burns: Thanks James. That means a lot.
Jimmy Novak: no thanks necessary Philip. You are not a has-been trying to hold onto something. Yo are a reclaimer taking back the spot that you belong in.
Philip Burns: You keep talking like that I might start believing you.
Jimmy Novak: I am willing to take that risk. You are on the right track by accepting the challenge from Zero Tolerance. You are on the big show where you belong. Just make an example out of him. Only when you uncage your true warriors ways will anybody take you seriously.
Philip Burns: I don’t know Jim, I've been to some pretty dark places before. There was a time before all the jokes and silliness that I don’t know if I can go back to. Back when I first came to nCw I was only concerned with wins and money. The Burning had something to prove. He had a mean streak.
Jimmy Novak: And you don’t have something to prove? You have probably more to prove now than you did back then. You aren’t just going up against a man you’ve never met before, but his handler Sampson will undoubtedly try to keep you down. You need to tap into whatever you were and make it part of what you are. You need to be angry.
Philip Burns: I am angry. It really pisses me off that people are treating me differently since I returned. It makes me furious that I am working for peanuts. A former world champion cant even get an ounce of respect from the office. Its sickening. Just look how Ricky Johnson was treated on the way out. Is that going to be me?
Jimmy Novak: If you let it be. But That’s up to you...
{They sit in silence for as moment before Phil looks up and sees his old manager The News on the TV. }
Philip Burns: Hey, I used to know that guy! He was my manager for a while. We had some pretty crazy times. Small world. I guess 'ol Theo finally got back in the reporting game. I wonder what he has been up to. I should call him one day.
{Novak's eyes narrow as he sits in silence plotting a way to make sure Burns stays away from the so-called “negative” influences, including The News. His thoughts turn to his friends road back to success as week fade out.}
nCw has a long history of fending off hostiles, invaders, power grabs, and takeovers. Sometimes the enemy is a foreign entity hell bent on bringing the company and every performer in it to its knees. Sometimes it is a threat from within, attempting to topple the hierarchy and place themselves in a position of power. My friend Philip Burns is neither of those. He is a blunt instrument. He doesn’t know the destruction he will cause when wielded by me, any more than an ax would. Every single champion in this company needs to watch themselves. Philip Burns is a bullet in the chamber and when I see the first opportunity I am going to point him at one of them and pull the trigger.
