NARRATOR: In Raleigh, North Carolina, Rick Garrett's name means something. Sure, it usually means "smut peddler," if you read the News & Observer's opinion pages, but he's a man with a vision, and that vision is having the lion's share of gentlemen's establishments in the Triangle area. Aside from the many strip clubs he owns, the name of Rick Garrett has now been linked with something else entirely: the craziest wrestling action you'll see in the Carolinas. Garrett owns REBEL Pro Wrestling, a federation who's infamous throughout the state, and has been banned in no less than three towns after their brand of hardcore wrestling led to outdoor brawls between competitors and the destruction of city property.
REBEL Pro is not just a hardcore company, though. Meet Kyle Roberts. (A picture of Stylin' Kyle Roberts, light stubble and huge smirk on display, appears.) He's a two-time REBEL World champion. He won the belt in an Australian mining town, defended it in places like Tokyo, Japan, and has given the REBEL brand quite the reputation. His speed and ring knowledge are unparalleled in the wrestling world. His catchphrase "Smarter Than you" encapsulates his entire thought process in the ring.
And he just happens to be one of Rick Garrett's biggest customers on the other side of the Garrett business.
(We fade in on Kyle, a few sheets to the wind, at one of the strip clubs Garrett owns.)
KYLE ROBERTS: Oh, hi, TEAMsters! I'm Kyle Roberts and I'm on TOP OF THE WORLD, baybeee! When I was asked to take part in the TEAM Invitational, I said "Hells yeah!" right away. After all, what's an ex-champion to do in his off-time? However, I do have a bit of a beef with the tournament committee.
Where do they get off seeding me in third in my division?
I'm Kyle Roberts! I'm like the Tarheels, for god's sake! Five-time NAPW tag champ! Two-time REBEL World champ! Winner of MCW's Hegstrand Cup last year! And I rate a third seed? I rank below Shawn Jessica Hart and Sean Stevens? I know that Hart might be ecstatic about that news, but I don't swing that way, bucko. And Bob Ravager is ranked second in his bracket? Donovan Astros is ranked second in HIS bracket? And not to sound like a broken record, but Chip Friendly is up there too? Pffft.
I'll tell you why I should be at the top of the heap, *****es! It's not because I've won in TEAM before, although, yeah, I really have. Could it be because I don't have a TEAM strap around my waist? Is it because everyone dismisses me as a tag wrestler because of my total domination over a two-year span as part of the New and Improved D-X? You know, that could be a reason.
But i'[m not the kind of guy who moans and *****es due to his lot in life. I'm smarter than that. And I'm smarter than a lot of my competition in the TiT. (Kyle chuckles.) I'm sure as hell smarter than the British Bum or the British Buffoon, or whoever the hell I'm facing! It was dumb luck that he was seeded against me, because I'm going to use him as the first rung of the ladder here. The first step to taking this tournament and showing everyone just who I am.
Who am I? I'm the MAN, baby, that's what I am! I'm a straight shooter, with a master plan. And my master plan? Kick ass, take names, and get placed as a Number One seed next year by winning the entire damn thing.
Now, if you'll excuse me, my guest Kenny Krenshov seems to be mobbed by a group of ladies, and not only am I his tag team partner this week in REBEL, I'm also his wingman tonight.
Kyle Roberts is coming to Los Angeles, British Bomber, and you'd better drop your load before getting into the ring with me.
