Post by Breezy on Feb 9, 2020 8:25:28 GMT -5
The scene opens up with a shot of Eli Beazley. He is sitting on a long wooden bench in a locker room. His phone is held up to his ear. He looks up at the camera and nods.
“Ma, I got to go. APW is here!.... Yeah, I love you too… Mom...not now… alright, alright ...*voice trailing off* I’m your little snugglebug.”
Eli delivers the last line with a look of horror on his face. He hangs up the phone and tosses it into his gym bag that is on the bench next to him. He climbs up off of the bench and squares up to the camera.
“APW… Glad you’re here! Once again, I am Eli Beazley and this week I have quite a challenge in front of me.”
Eli turns and starts walking away. The cameras follow him. The camera swings around to the front of him again.
“Last week I picked up a huge win. I beat three other dudes and life was good! I’ll be honest I was on a high that I haven’t been on since Hannah Eames asked me to the Sadies Hawkins dance in 11th grade. Picking up a win in a place like APW is not easy to do. The talent is on another level. And that win proved that behind these rugged good looks is a damn good wrestler.”
Eli stops and looks at the cameras.
“But then the card for this week’s episode of Monday Night Metal came out and… Bruh. What the F’? I find myself in a tag team match with none other than Jason Ryan as my partner. Seriously, who did I piss off?”
Eli laughs as he walks forward the camera pans around to reveal a 24 Hour Fitness type gym. The gym is deserted as it is 3 in the morning. Eli walks over to a bench press and sits down on the bench.
“Now look, I love people. I get along with everybody! My nickname is Breezy for gosh sakes. Because I’m chill A.F. I go with the flow. I find something to like in everyone. But Jason Ryan? That dude is as salty as they come. I’ve tried to find the good in him. I mean we are going to be partners. If we want to beat Zombie and Jaice then we are going to have to be a well-oiled machine. But so far the only well-oiled thing is the engine on his private jet.”
“And if you’ve been following social media this week you know that I have tried to ingratiate myself to the man. I sent him a fruit basket. I sent him a signed wrestling singlet. I even gave the dude my Chipolte punch card. I had all ten punches. That means my next burrito was free. And I gave it to him. A free Chipolte burrito is basically priceless, and out of the goodness of my heart I gave it to Jason Freakin’ Ryan. Free Chipolte? Fun Chipolte fact. I believe it was Jesus that said ‘Chipolte is the bomb, bro.’”
Eli leans back onto the bench so he is under the bench press bar. Now it should be noted that there aren’t any weights on the bar. Eli bench presses the empty bar 10 times and then sits back up.
“Now if you did see the social media posts from Jason, then you know that I probably can’t count on him at all tomorrow night. He has said that he will be sitting at ringside. Apparently he feels that this match is beneath him. And despite my amazing gifts this week, he doesn’t want to partner with the ol’ Eli-ster.”
“Breeziacs, that means that I’m on my own. Now I have some words for Jason. I’ll get back to him in a minute. But let’s just assume that it really is me vs Zombie and Jaice tomorrow night. Jason sits on his ass at ringside while I am left to take on two of APW’s best. The deck is stacked against me, FOR SURE! But that’s why I’m here.”
Eli holds his arms out showing the cameras the gym. He moves away from the bench press and over to the free weights. He picks up the two 3 pound weights and begins to do bicep curls as he looks forward at himself in the mirror.
“If I am going to be Zombie McMorris and Jaice Wilds then I am going to have to train like a Mother Freakin’ warrior. So here we are t-minus 15 hours to Monday Night Metal and I’m hitting the gym. Beast mode, right?”
Eli finishes his set with the 3lb weights. He puts them back on the rack. He grabs the set of 10lb weights. He does one bicep curl and then puts them back. ‘Too heavy.” he mutters and then moves away from the free weights. He makes his way over to an exercise bike, climbs on and begins to casually pedal the bike.
“It is fitting that we are in Washington this week. Because if I have any chance of winning at Metal then I will truly need to find my own version of Marshawn Lynch’s beast mode. I remember watching the Seahawks game when ‘Beast Mode’ was born. Marshawn Lynch had that huge run against the Saints and basically ended the game. I remember being in awe of this guy. One dude was able to run through an entire team. It was crazy. Tomorrow night I am going to have to run through a team by myself. But when I engage Beast Mode it isn’t going to result in a touchdown it is going to result in my second win in APW.”
Eli continues to pedal the bike.
“Now Zombie and Jaice, I understand that the odds are stacked. If Jason doesn’t participate I will have to dig deep and pull out something special. But I have overcome adversity my whole life. Whether it was my goldfish dying when I was 8 or going through puberty at 17 years old… I have taken what life has thrown at me and overcome it. But if I can be serious for a minute...For the last 6 years I have been busting my ass wrestling all over this country. I’ve spent many nights sleeping in my car. I’ve wrestled in high school gyms and a Denny’s. There would be days where I couldn’t eat because I spent all the money I had on gas to get to the next show. To get through all of that and make it to a place like APW shows my dedication. There are thousands and thousands of wrestlers that never make it. I’m one of the few that did. So I am not afraid of a challenge. I am not afraid to get in the ring by myself and take both of you on. But… I don’t think I will have to.”
Eli climbs up off the bike.
“Because that brings me back to you, Jason Ryan.”
Eli makes his way over to a treadmill and begins walking at a slightly brisk walk
“Jason I understand that you don’t want to team with me. I get that my efforts to make you like me may have been a bit… much. I know that you’ve got a big ego and that you have said that you are going to sit this one out. But Jason for as different as we are we do have one thing in common. There is one thing that can unite us at Monday Night Metal. That is winning. You and I both would benefit from winning this match. Taking down Jaice Wild and Zombie McMorris would be a big victory for us. We don’t have to be best friends. We don’t have to team up again. But winning would be big for both of us. You and I both want to claim the top spot in APW. A win tonight helps build our resume.”
“Jason, I am planning on winning this match whether you end up in the ring or not. But I know that having a partner makes picking up the win a lot easier.”
Eli picks up the pace on the treadmill to a light jog.
“Alright boys. This warrior has got to hit up the Sauna. I will see you tonight. Breezy out.”
And with that, the screen fades to black.
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