“heheheh…now THAT was fun.”
(Fade in to an overhead shot of Malcolm Joseph-Jones at a bench press in a Gold’s Gym, sweat pouring down as he finishes an hours-long workout. He sits up, his once-light gray Millsaps College tank top now reminiscent of rain-slick concrete. He towels down his face and reaches for his purple sports drink, his gigantic hands nearly enveloping the bottle. He grins and continues to chuckle to himself.)
MJ2: “Liftin’ is just a ball, y’all. Gets me all SWOLE.” (MJ2 bounces his pecs.) “Feels pretty damn good.
But there’s some things that feel better. WAY better.
Did y’all see me straight up Pacquiao Larry Tact? Chump. Dropped him on his head so hard that he’s on the SHELF, where he belonged in the first place. ‘Severe Concussion’, they call it. Wouldn’t be shocked if he can’t think straight for a long time. Maybe he retires.
Good. RIDDANCE.
What happened to Larry Tact is somethin’ I SAID would happen…a freight train of destruction and wreckage that ALLLLLL the locker room’s gonna feel. It’s no threat. It’s no promise. It’s no guarantee. It’s straight up What Is Gonna Happen To Y’all Period, end of sentence.
Act one is complete. Act two…” (Malcolm glare-grins.)
“…heheheh…
‘Nark, I forgot to ask you, dog: how’d that table taste in Round 2? Remember when I manhandled you and threw you off the top? Put you away on a stretcher? An inch here or there, possibly putting you in the same boat as Larry Tact?
Of course, you and I both know what happened after that…Aaron Jones flailed around like a jackalope and kept me from gettin’ a move on. If I could go back, I might’ve thrown his ass off the top too, just to get his sorry excuse for ‘trying’ out of my damn ring. Because I didn’t, Rezin got to stick around and fight back. Got to spray shit in my face, toy around with the worst wrestler on the roster, and give you enough time to recover and pin the Slim Jim.
And you know, props where props are due - you were a man that day to decide ‘fuck it, Rezin ain’t makin’ this happen, I gotta pin Aaron myself’. Kudos n’ shit, as they say. If I had it my way, Aaron wouldn’t even BE in EPW, and you and I both know what would happen if that scrawny-ass kid was standing on the other side of that ring. But instead?
Instead, I get the chance to earn somethin’ I’ve had my eye on since day one - your gold, sucka. The anomalies of Rezin and Aaron Jones are gone. The distractions are gone. Your reign as the Anti-Champion? Gone.”
(Malcolm stands before the mirror, adjusting his workout goggles and admiring his general girth before winking at a yoga instructor passing by, to her disgust/intrigue.)
MJ2: “Cuz I’m gonna TAKE it from you. I’m going to leave you BLEEDING, and internally or externally is really your choice. Maybe I’ll concuss the dogfuck out of you like Larry Tact, maybe I’ll use you to shatter another table. Maybe I’ll curb stomp you on the steel steps. It’s just so FUN to think about all the possibilities!” (A shiver runs down Malcolm’s back as he grins uncontrollably.)
“I really, REALLY can’t wait.
So come at me, bro. I DARE ya.”
(Fade to black.)