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[Part 10] - Emerging Anger
[Pete is in the locker room getting ready for his match as Mr. Batee and “Lone Wolf” Jeremy King walk into his locker room. Mr. Batee is still covered in soot, his head bandaged, and his shoulder in a sling. BACW's owner is hurt bad, but like everything else in sports entertainment, the show must go on.]
Pete: What the hell happened to you?
[Grabbing his shoulder, Batee winces from pain shooting through his arm.]
Mr. Batee: What the hell do you think happened? Look at me!
Pete: [Smirking] It looks like you were playing Santa Claus in November boss.
Crowd: [Laughter]
Mr. Batee: Oh REAL funny!
[Dusting himself off, the soot continues to fall from his shoulders like dandruff.]
Jeremy King: Easy Boss.... You don't want to hurt yourself anymore than you already have tonight.
[A sharp pain rockets through Batee's head and slowing his rage down to a simmer, the owner continues to rant.]
Mr. Batee: Pete, I put my faith in you and your brother, but it isn’t in my best interest to let him play the fans of BACW for fools; especially me!
Pete: Fools?
Jeremy King: We all saw him get out of that wheel chair Pete.
[Pete turns from the two hiding his face in the locker. Turning with tears welling up in his eyes, he shouts back with a vengeance.]
Pete: The people saw what you wanted them to see!
Jeremy King: He did it on national television Pete!
Pete: Batee, you and I both know Mike wasn’t medically cleared to wrestle by your staff, and according to them, needed to be in that wheelchair whenever he was at ringside for insurance purposes! We told you he was fine! He wanted to wrestle on that show and you know it!
Jeremy King: Is this true Batee?
Mr. Batee: I have no idea what this jackal is talking about Wolfman!
Jeremy King: Lone Wolf Batee! Not the hair monster.
Mr. Batee: I'm sorry Jeremy, my head is killing me.
Pete: What kind of double talking bullshit are you trying to pull?
[Pete slams the locker closed and makes a noticeable motion towards Mr. Batee but King steps up to protect his boss trying to defuse the situation.
Jeremy King: Calm down Pete. The boss just has a few questions for you and you're going to answer them without laying those grimy little hands on him; you understand?
Pete: Listen here toothpick. I eat bigger breakfast than you so if you want to get smart around me, I’ll smack the taste right out of your mouth. And Batee, before you even ask, I don’t have the slightest clue where Mike is. Tonight, we were supposed to take back what was ours and because YOUR staff, I'm sitting here in limbo!
[Batee rubs his chin with his good hand thinking of a way to not only make money, but to entertain the thousands in attendance.]
Mr. Batee: Limbo huh? Well if you want to be in limbo, I'll put you there... because as of right now, Handsome Mike is suspended indefinitely!
Crowd: [BOO!]
Mr. Batee: ...and you will be appointed a new mystery tag team partner for as long as your BACW contract is valid!
Pete: ARE YOU KIDDING ME?
Jeremy King: [Pushing his hands out.] Take a step back Pete.
Mr. Batee: So when you talk to your brother, tell him enjoy his vacation on the Steel Wheels tour because we are NOT clearing him until he's 100% healthy!
[Lunging at Batee, Jeremy quickly gets in the middle once again.]
Jeremy King: I said, not so fast tough guy.
Pete: [Backing up.] You son of a bitch! You stupid! Stupid! Son of a bitch!
Mr. Batee: So I have been told.
Pete: I hope Chris Ross gets his hands on you because if he doesn’t and I have to do the job myself, you’ll regret it. Not even this little rent a cop over here can save you from Pretty Pete's wrath! You better grow eyes in the back of your head Batee!
Mr. Batee: I believe your entrance music is playing Pete... Now get out of my sight, before I have you dragged out to the ring by your hair!
[Pointing at Batee, a very angry Pete grabs his robe.]
Pete: One of these days Batee, all this bad stuff that you do to people is going to come back and haunt you! One of these days! Mark my words! One of these days...
[Pete exits closing the door behind him.]
[SLAM!]
[Back in the arena, Paul Prominski can do nothing but shake his head in disbelief.]
Promo: Is it me, or does Mr. Batee just seem to bring out the worst in people?
ED: Paul, the man is crazy on a ship of fools!
Promo: Indeed... and since I value my job, let's go to the ring for our first of three championship matches.
BACW Tag Team Championship
The Superheroes (c)
Vs.
Pretty Pete & ???? ????
[Ding!] [Ding!] [Ding!]
Stuffher: Ladies and gentlemen, this next bout is for BACW's Tag Team championship! About to come down the isle are the challengers. Ladies and gentlemen, children of all ages, you wish you looked like them... The Beautiful People!
[“Beautiful People” by Black Eyed Peas blasts the speakers as Pretty Pete walks out to the ring by himself. Pete walks slowly down the ramp mocking the fans as he approaches the ring. Reaching the bottom of the ramp there is a huge boom heard over the speakers.]
PA: [In a loud booming voice] EX-UWA!
Crowd: [BOO!]
Promo: Pete has stopped dead in his tracks and I believe it's because Exuwa has appeared on the ramp behind him and the madman has a microphone. What the heck do you think Exuwa wants with Pete?
ED: Maybe he was on the way to your mother's house and got lost?
Promo: Very funny! You know my mother's really old right?
ED: Ever hear of the expression pussy has no face?
Promo: I hate you!
Exuwa: Mr. Batee has informed me that a brotherhood has been broken tonight. He has told me The Beautiful People are not able to compete because Handsome Mike decided he just was going to fake an injury.
Crowd: [BOO!]
Pete: [Pointing at Exuwa and screaming] You know that's a lie!
Promo: I have to agree with Pete. I mean come on... the man was forced to be in a wheelchair when he was at ringside for insurance purposes according to Pete.
ED: Just because Pete says that's what happened doesn't mean it's true.
Promo: I understand E.D. but given Mr. Batee's spotty track record...
ED: Even OJ was innocent.
Promo: [Decides not to comment] ...
[“The Serpentine Offering” by Dimmu Borgir hit the PA system as suddenly Belo appears with a dark black mask on. Belo has on black and blue tights with "Offering" written down the legs.]
Crowd: Bullshit! Bullshit! Bullshit!
Exuwa: He has cleansed his soul in the blood you spilled Pete, and tonight, you and he will take the tag titles! Pete you will soon see that you can’t deny me what I desire. Without me, BACW would drown in a sea of torrential turbulence.
[Belo walks down the ramp to Pete and the two immediately go nose to nose.]
Promo: This is never going to work out.
ED: Stop making excuses!
[Ding!] [Ding!] [Ding!]
Stuffher: And now for the champions...
[Gold fog pours over the entrance ramp and spills over to the studio audience. Golden laser lights form the image of Particle Man’s atom logo in the center of the ring. Universe Man comes out to a huge ovation from the crowd. He has the BACW World Tag Team Championship belt draped over his shoulder He makes his way down the aisle, rolls into the ring. stands in the center of the ring, and lifts his title overhead. He begins clapping rhythmically. The crowd soon catches the beat and claps along they then begin to cheer.]
Crowd: Par-tic-le Man! Par-tic-le Man! Par-tic-le Man.
[Over the loudspeakers the familiar trademarked sound when the letters THX are splashed across the silver screen plays. At the apex of the recording and explosion comes from the entrance ramp, and with a puff of blue and gold smoke Particle Man seems to float down from 10 feet above. “Particle Man” by They Might Be Giants blasts over the speakers and the superhero hits the ring. He handsprings onto the apron, then flips over the top rope landing and one bent knee. He tosses his cape aside. The fans go nuts as he reveals the tag belt strapped under his left arm across his heart like a bandoleer. The music stops.]
Stuffher: Introducing BACW's tag team championships! First weighing in at over the mass of 40,000 paper clips and standing nearly at a colossal 5 feet 5 inches he is The Particle Man.
[Particle Man does a Superman pose in the center of the ring. The fans flood the ring with blue and gold streamers.]
Stuffher: … and his partner weighing more than all previous BACW title holders combined and twice as tall as the biggest bird on Sesame Street, he is the Universe Man!
[Universe Man jumps three times and strikes a double bicep pose. Various snack cakes go sailing into the ring.]
Stuffher: They both hail from The City, USA . They are THE SUPERHEROES!
[Turning, they both re-enter the ring where Particle Man and Universe man now stand. Sliding under the ropes and coming from behind, they spear the superheroes to the ground!]
ED: Wow! Belo just knocked Universe Man to the canvas!
Promo: He tripped over his cape Eric, wake up and smell the halls of justice!
[Immediately both challengers stand up and start shoving each other arguing over who is starting he match. Universe man is up and comes towards both men who in turn blast him with closed fists. The big man wobbles but refuses to yield any ground.]
Referee: Someone get out of the ring! 1... 2... 3...
Particle Man: Holy two on one!
Promo: These men can’t decide who should start and Universe man just paid the price for getting in their way.
ED: Paid the price? Nothing happened to the fat bastard!
[Exiting the ring, Belo finally gives settling down on the outside apron.]
Promo: Inside the ring, Pete takes the lead for the challengers and charging Universe Man, the Pretty One is catapulted into the air via a mammoth back body drop!
[THUD!]
Crowd: [WHOA!]
Pete: [Arching] My baaaaack!
[Picking up Pete, the massive hero unloads up with THREE rib breakers and tagging in Particle Man, the little guy goes for the 1... 2... 3... but Pretty Pete kicks out with more than enough time.]
Referee: TAG!
Promo: Back into the ring comes Universe Man and folks; I believe frequent tags just might be the trick to keeping their opponent's off balance.
ED: Universe Man has finally started a match and I want him to see him do a lot of defensive big man spots!
Promo: Like what?
ED: Like shrugging off blows and swatting away drop kicks. The man might be large but he's built like a brick shit house.
Promo: Maybe they will be smart and every time Universe Man hits a high impact move, they are going to allow Particle Man to go for the cover?
ED: For a complete idiot, that's a great plan.
[Back in the ring Pete has still yet to tag and holding his head on the canvas, Universe Man follows up the three reverse head butts he inflicted just moments ago. Dragging Pete back into the upright position and applying a bear hug...]
Universe Man: ARRRGHH!!!!
[CRUNCH!]
Crowd: OH!
Promo: Universe Man just crushed Pete into the corner and he's motioning to the crowd that he's going to do it agan!
Crowd: [POP!] One more time! One more time! One more time!
ED: That's two!
Crowd: [OOO!]
Promo: Leaves one more!
Crowd: [DAMN!]
ED: Call it a foursome and look, it's a 400 pound Spine Buster!
[CRAAACK!]
Pete: [Eyes rolling in the back of his head] AAAAARGH!
[Reaching out, Universe Man makes the tag.]
Referee: [TAG!]
Promo: Tag into Particle Man and here he comes... Spring board elbow drop!
Crowd: [YEAH!]
Promo: Hooking the leg for the 1... 2... 3...
ED: Shoulder up and Particle Man is sticking with the plan.
Crowd: [Stomping]
[Reaching into his corner, Particle Man offers up another lightening like tag.]
Particle Man: Keep it up ole chum! We are wearing them down!
Referee: Universe Man is legal!
Promo: A bear hug, three charges to the corner, and then ending it all with a 400 pound spine buster? I'm not sure how Pete is even breathing right now.
Universe Man: Back at you boss.
Referee: TAG!
ED: Pushing off the ropes, it's a double team by the champions!
Referee: 1... 2... Only one man in the ring at a time... 3...
Crowd: [NO!]
[The champions leap into the air, and Pete does a baseball slide avoiding the double drop kick. Universe Man shakes the canvas like an earth quake, and following up, Pete scissor kicks Particle in the sternum.]
Referee: [Struggling to roll Universe Man out of the way.] Get out of the ring UM!
Promo: Irish whip into the champion's corner and why would the massive Belo be doing that? Particle man is hurt!
[Following up the brutal thud, Belo forces Particle Man to tag in his partner.]
ED: Universe Man is in big trouble now.
Referee: Universe Man is legal!
[Belo and a sluggish Universe man start battling it out with lefts and rights but Belo finally hits a skull shattering DDT that sends Universe man down to the mat hard!
Promo: Belo has got an opening and I wonder what he's going to do with it?
ED: He's going to smash Universe Man over the head with it!
Promo: Here comes the tag to Pete but Belo decides not to go through with it leaving his partner completely stunned!
Pete: [Holding out his hand] What are you doing?!!! TAG!!!!
[Pulling Universe man up by this mask, Belo drags him to his feet and taunts Universe Man with a slap to the face. Reaching back, Belo hits an earth shattering clothesline and surprisingly, Universe Man finally folds onto the logo in reverse Ric Flair-like fashion. 1... 2...]
Universe Man: [Clearing his shoulder] ME NO LOSE!
Crowd: [OH!]
Referee: TWO!
Crowd: UM! UM! UM!
Promo: Over in the challenger's corner, Pete looks extremely anxious to get tagged and the crowd is desperately trying to get behind Universe Man.
Crowd: UM! UM! UM!
ED: It's not hard to get behind him, he's just really difficult to push!
[Pete removes the cover to the turnbuckle while the ref is checking on a confused Universe Man who continues to explore "La La Land".
Promo: What is Pete doing?
Crowd: [BOO!]
ED: Well you knew Exuwa was going to make an appearance sooner or later.
Exuwa: [Pounding the canvas] Knock him out! Take that freak out!
Promo: Belo looks at Exuwa and points to exposed turnbuckle in his own corner.
Crowd: [BOO!]
[Sitting against the turnbuckle and acting like he's hurt, Pete tags himself in!]
ED: Well that's going get Belo angry.
Promo: It's long overdue!
[With all the delay, a recovering Universe Man gets to his feet and as Pete argues in his corner with Belo, Universe Man looks for the big splash! Belo and Pete move forcing Universe man to hit the exposed metal chest first!]
Crowd: [OH!]
ED: The big man's stumbling backwards.
[Pete charges from the side and hits a huge jaw cracking super kick. Down goes the champion for an unprecedented second time, drags Universe Man over to Particle man’s corner...]
Promo: Pete just made Particle Man tag in? Are both these guys insane?
ED: And you wonder why Belo didn't want to involve this guy in his match!
Promo: His match?
Exuwa: [On the outside] NOOO!!!!
[Particle Man steps into the ring and Pete sucker punches him setting PM up for a brutal power bomb. Irish whip into his corner and Pete looks for the tag.]
Referee: TAG!
Crowd: [BOO!]
Promo: Belo flies off the top rope and takes Particle Man down with a flying bulldog. Pete has something to say to Belo and that allows Particle man to fly half way across the ring making the tag!
Referee: TAG!
Crowd: [YEAH!]
ED: Here comes trouble!
Promo: Universe Man with a double lariat to both challengers and that sends them over the top rope and down onto the small mats.
ED: Here comes Particle Man!
Promo: High flying suicide dive hits the mark and the fans are going crazy!
Crowd: You're hardcore! You're hardcore! You're hardcore!
Promo: Particle Man has the "Atomic Noogie" on Pete!
Pete: AAAHH!!!!! MY HAIR!!!!
[Pushing Belo back into the ring Universe Man motions for Particle Man to ascend the turnbuckles once again. Particle Man climbs to the top, leaps in the air and does a 360 degree corkscrew landing down on Belo with a hard elbow to the chest.]
Crowd: [YEAH!]
ED: The Particle Grenade!
Crowd: [OH!]
Promo: This is his finisher and I have never seen it in BACW before!
Crowd: Holy shit! Holy shit! Holy shit!
ED: Wow! I’ll give him that one.
Promo: Shoulders to the canvas! How effective was the grenade?
Referee: 1... 2....
Crowd: THREE!!!
ED: KA-BOOM!
[Ding!] [Ding!] [Ding!]
Promo: The referee is calling for the bell and folks this one is over!
[Ding!] [Ding!] [Ding!]
Stuffher: Ladies and gentlemen, your winners of the contest by pin fall, and still BACW Tag Team Champions! Particle Man and Universe Man, they are The Superheroes!
Crowd: [POP!]
Promo: It was a great strategy by the champions and the lack of familiarity by the challengers pretty much summed this one up in a nutshell. On the outside, Exuwa is furious and right in front of us, Pretty Pete is practically in tears.
ED: The challengers didn't know Particle Man posses the particle grenade but I can say this... If Pete had Handsome Mike here with him tonight, I don't think these super-nuts would be smiling.
Promo: Could have, should have, would have... Fortunately for them, it all worked out. Folks its time for our third break, but when we return, settle in because Alec Ace is going one on one with former cruiserweight ICON, "The Knightmare" Todd Knight.
ED: Someone give Pete a tissue.
[Part 12] - Office Depot
[Backstage, Mr. Batee has finally reached his office. Head of Security Jeremy King is no where to be seen, but is most likely securing the perimeter. Limping into his office, and turning his head every which way, he walks in, and draws a sigh of relief shutting the door.]
Mr. Batee: Oh good God… I really need a drink! Damn nut cases tossing me down stairs, Pete threatening to do me bodily harm!
[And just when Mr. Batee gets a grip, he's caught off guard by a very familiar voice. Looking up, he opens his eyes to see his BACW Northeastern regional champion, “Crippler” Matt McClain, sitting in his leather chair with his feet propped up on his desk.]
Crowd: [BOO!]
[A very pleasant smile sweeps across the lips of "The Crippler” as he greets Batee into his own office.]
McClain: I wouldn’t breathe that sigh of relief just yet Brad…
Mr. Batee: [Getting into karate kid crane position.] You stay the hell away from me! What the hell is wrong with you Matty McClain? You dang nut job! You almost killed me on those stairs!!
[McClain rolls his eyes feeling as if Batee is overreacting to the stair incident.]
McClain: Shut up and sit down... We need to talk...
Mr. Batee: The only person you're talking to is the Poe-liceman!
[Picking up the phone, Batee hears nothing on the other end and looking up; McClain is holding the cut end of the phone.]
McClain: [Shaking his head] I said... You and I need to talk.
[The scene fades before you can hear the question almost pass the lip of McClain's.]
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