"Great. Another freakshow."
[We fade in as Showtyme is enjoyng a beautiful afternoon, outside on his deck. It's a pretty standard day for a not so standard athlete as Showtyme relaxes, shirtless, letting his body get a tan the natural way. He's way to cool for tanning beds. He sips on his refreshing Ice Tea.]
Showtyme: "How many cats like this have I came across in my days?"
[Beside Showtyme is once again Alex Tyler. Who unlike Showtyme has his shirt on, thankfully, and infact is still wearing a complete suit. Sport jacket and all.]
Alex Tyler: "I lost count somewhere inbetween Eric Draven and Mr. Insano."
Showtyme: "Worst of all is their all the same. Its always 'BLAH! I Hate the World! I want blood! I will sacrifise my opponent to my unrealistic God! I love pain! I can only talk by screaming! DEATH!' Of course. I'm just paraphrasing."
Alex Tyler: "Sounds about right."
Showtyme: "Although, this one in particular. Evil James. He caught my attention."
Alex Tyler: "Oh he's good?"
Showtyme: "No. He's just frucking retarded."
Alex Tyler: "Oh..."
Showtyme: "Wait no. That would be disrespectful to the real mentally handicapped and would probably insult them."
Alex Tyler: "That bad?"
Showtyme: "Look, I'm not one to stoop to the desperation of bashing people because of a name. I mean, if I had a nickel for everytime I got the 'Showtyme? Thats a lame stage name.' routine...."
Alex Tyler: "Continue..."
Showtyme: "Well I was going to say I'd be rich, but I already am."
Alex Tyler: "Touch'e"
Showtyme: "My point being, Evil James bashes names such as Showtyme and Sergeant, but boasts his name Evil James proudly. I wrestled an evil James once."
Alex Tyler: "Really now?"
Showtyme: "Yeah. Back when I was eleven and we all thought it was a lame name and just kicked him off the trampoline."
Alex Tyler: "That sounds mean."
Showtyme: "Speaking of mean, he mentioned something about penises and pornos."
Alex Tyler: "Gross."
Showtyme: "Yeah. Like I said. He's a first. He's a dark individual who hates everyone and everything. Except one thing.... Dick."
Alex Tyler: "Just don't let him do any German Suplexes on you."
Showtyme: "I'll keep that in mind."
[The two share a laugh as Showtyme sips his Tea. Alex Tyler picks up his Appleteeny and takes the slightest sip, causing that noise that drives you nuts after hearing it for longer than three seconds. He puts the drink back down, and Showtyme is staring at him in a look of disappointement.]
Alex Tyler: "What? It's a good drink."
Showtyme: "I'll take your word on it. I've never seen that drink in a guy's hand. Might as well be drinking a glass full of cum.... Share it with Evil James."
Alex Tyler: "How about we discuss the rest of the opponents."
Showtyme: "I hate this match."
Alex Tyler: "Why's that?"
Showtyme: "I go from fighting one guy I don't know anything about, to wrestling nearly a dozen. Hard to prepare for something like that."
Alex Tyler: "So what ARE you going to do to prepare?"
Showtyme: "Probably, sit back here and relax. Get a good tan, maybe go cruise the street, then make my way back up north for the show."
Alex Tyler: "Sounds... intense?"
Showtyme: "Oh very intense. But there's really nothing to worry about."
Alex Tyler: "... Elaborate for me."
Showtyme: "Well I went nose to nose with one of the best TEAM has ever seen. Sure he won, he capitalized on a very rare mistake from me and took advantage. Vet's do that. Vet's also know how to maintain their cool and know that a loss is not a big deal. If you spend your entire career worrying about the next loss you're going to get, then more times than not, that loss is going to come quickly, and then its going to continue to happen. It's an ugly cycle I've seen to alot of promising young athletes."
Alex Tyler: "Sounds brutal."
Showtyme: "Oh it is. I look up and down the list of opponents I have this weekend, and I see alot of young arrogant faces. Alot are like me just a few years ago. And now I fight all of them in a battle royal."
Alex Tyler: "It's going to be tough."
[Showtyme finishes off his glass of Ice Tea.]
Showtyme: "Ready for me to go historical and philosophical on your ass?"
Alex Tyler: "Go for it."
Showtyme: "Back in Ancient Roman times, battle royals would take place and it was basically every man for himself in a fight for the death. Literally. Decapitation was the norm in these brutal brawls. A battle royal is Notorious for being the most brutal and disturbing form of warfare. The winner of a battle royale would always become either rich, famous, or both. Different prizes would be given depending on when and where it was. Anything from a King's daughter, to farmland, to money, to the posessions of the man you killed were possible 'trophies' for winning a battle royale."
Alex Tyler: "Been doing research?"
Showtyme: "Actually no. See unlike most wrestlers, I am very knowledgable."
Alex Tyler: "So if those were the trophies in this Battle Royal, which would you want?"
Showtyme: "Definetly don't want to King's Daughter. I saw her walking around the arena last week, and I'm pretty sure she is innocent and pure. And by innocent I mean a whore, and by pure I mean covered in crabs and full of ghonaria."
Alex Tyler: "Stay away from that."
Showtyme: "I'm not much of a farmer so the land would be worthless to me. And by looking at my opponents, I wouldn't really want any of the posessions of them. Although I hear Alicia Hart has a camera full of pictures of a wild night out. Could be a promising trophy there. But not enough. So I guess the money."
Alex Tyler: "But don't you have enough money?"
Showtyme: "You can never have enough."
Alex Tyler: "Point taken."
Showtyme: "I feel good about this though. Right now I feel comfortable. Like I always was in the xCw. In this match, after what everyone witnessed, I'm expected to win. My name is known. Hell I was the match of the night! People know who Showtyme is. And that was what Step one in my plan was."
Alex Tyler: "What's step two?"
Showtyme: "Win. I'm taking this tournament, one match at a time. I made the rare mistake of looking ahead of Troy Douglas. Now he sits comfortably, preparing for a second round match, while I still have to fight just to get into the second round. So I'm keeping all my focus on the borderline flamer known as Evil James, Alicia Hart, James Varga, JJ Nickels, and the others in this match. And of course... the impossible task of getting you laid."
Alex Tyler: "I have a wife!"
Showtyme: "Doesn't mean you're getting any. I'm gonna make a phone call. I know this girl. She's brazilian."
Alex Tyler: "NO!"
Showtyme: "Come on. She invented this new technique. She calls it the Hawaiian Punch!"
[Showtyme gets up and heads inside, for what we presume is the phone. Alex Tyler takes one last sip of his Appleteeny and scurries out of his chair to stop Showtyme.]
[End]