Post by mikeyhero on Mar 30, 2022 13:47:36 GMT -5
Seconds Away PT 1.
“Here he comes, watch out.”
[Mikey thinks to himself as the scene opens to the sight of Proving Ground Thirty-Two’s big three-man, Grand title bout. A match both Mikey and Douglas Crane earned earlier in the night, a match both men might have to admit they weren’t quite prepared for, neither of them expecting to be dual winners of the Spring Break Triathlon earlier in the night. As Mikey and Mr. Personality trade blows outside of the ring, Mikey catches the champion, Arata Asakura, coming off the guardrail and landing directly on the back of Douglas Crane’s head in a move he calls “Raikiri”. Mikey now stands face to face with Project Honor’s very own Grand Champion himself, thinking quickly almost as if on instinct alone Mikey connects with a spinning backfist, knocking the Champ off his feet. The crowd in attendance cheer as the underdog, the one nobody thought would make it to this point this early in his career is left as the only man standing.]
“No time to waste.”
[Mikey thinks out loud as he picks Arata up, throwing him back into the ring as the crowd begins to chant.]
“Hero!
Hero!
Hero!”
[Mikey smiles at the people, beaming with confidence, with determination, as he climbs the turnbuckle. Mikey takes one more look around at the people in attendance for what could just be the biggest moment of not just his thus far short wrestling career, but of his life. Mikey jumps off the turnbuckle, attempting a 450 Splash, however he once again catches Arata rolling out of the way out of the corner of his eye. Quickly making an adjustment mid-air, in what might just be the most athletic move he’s ever pulled in his life, Mike miraculously lands on his feet.]
“Whoa! That was cool!”
[Mikey mutters to himself as he tries to catch his breath. No time to waste however as the Grand Champion is back on his feet, and in hot pursuit, Mikey connects flush to Arata’s jaw with a wicked spinning superkick, knocking his opponent into the corner of the ring. Wasting no time Mikey runs up hooking Arata’s head and hitting his signature Best Thing Since as the crowd erupts in a raucous chorus of cheers, Mikey could pin his opponent now, but he knows in his heart of hearts that it won’t be enough to put away a man with the fighting spirit Arata has as he looks up to the top turnbuckle plotting his next move. Mikey climbs the turnbuckle as he takes the gravity of this moment in, this is it. His crowning moment, his destiny, Mikey thinks back to earlier in the night, to the moment that brought him to this very point in time. He thinks back to the last time all eyes were on him, just as they are now, to that moment on top of the diving board where he took the big plunge and earned his shot in this very match. Mikey takes one last look around at all the people in the crowd on their feet cheering him on, Mikey nods his head before leaping off the top turnbuckle in a similar fashion to which he leapt off the diving board earlier in the night.]
Trey Booker: “CANNONBALL!!!”
[Proving Ground’s lead announcer shouts as he jumps to his feet in excitement after Mikey lands his signature move on the Champ before going for the cover.]
1…
“Holy shit this is it!”
[Mikey thinks to himself as he soaks in this moment, the moment his dreamt of his whole life. The moment his name goes down in the history books, no longer would he be a footnote, an also ran. In a few short seconds the name Mikey Hero will be etched in the very history of the Grand Championship legacy…]
2…
“This is it! I did it, I actually did it.”
[This time Mikey actually screams the words out loud, unable to contain his excitement. The Referee’s hand comes within inches of the mat, seconds away. But before the Referee can count the three Mikey feels himself being ripped away from his opponent and out of the ring. He stares at the prone body of Arata in the ring in confusion, in frustration as he feels Douglas Crane wrap his arms around Mikey’s neck and head.]
“No!”
[Mikey screams out in anger as he never takes his attention off of Arata.]
“No…”
[Mikey fights but can seem to break away from the Monstrosity’s fierce grip as his scream's become duller and duller as his body starts to go limp.]
“I had him. I was seconds away…”
[Mikey reaches his free arm out toward the ring as Arata begins to stir back to his senses while Crane continues to tighten his grip on Hero.]
“Seconds Away…”
[Mikey whispers breathlessly before finally passing out as the scene fades.]
Seconds Away PT 2: Ashley’s Story.
March 16, Cancun Mexico.
“He’s not a little kid, He’s eighteen.”
[The scene reopens to the sight of a hotel room, we hear the voice of Ashley Rose before she comes out of the bathroom in a red two-piece bathing suit,she has a phone to her ear and is apparently talking to someone as she walks around the room.]
Ashley: “Besides he’s really nice, and kinda cute.”
[Ashley pauses, awaiting a response from the other end of the phone as she checks out her outfit in front of a full length mirror. She snorts in response to the person on the phone before speaking once again.]
Ashley: “Jeez come down Darla, it’s not like I’m trying to marry the like I just…I guess I just kinda like him.”
[Ashley hears her friend Darla start to respond and goes silent to hear her before getting an irritated look on her face.]
Ashley: “Shut the fuck up.”
[She responds before wiggling her butt a little in the mirror and putting a smile back on her face.]
Ashley: “I just need him to see me as more than just Charles’ Secretary, and if this outfit doesn’t do that, nothing will.”
[Ashleys stops to listen to her friend for a moment longer before taking a deep breath in and out and cutting her friend off mid-sentence.]
Ashley: “Look Darla I’ve got to go but wish me luck.”
[Ashley hangs up the phone and throws it on the bed before looking in the mirror one last time and letting out a long sigh.]
Ashley: “Here goes nothing.”
[She says with as much confidence as she can muster as she walks out of the room. The next time we see Ashley is as she brushes past Charles at the entrance of the hotel as she makes her way to the beach, she sees Cedric and Mikey playing catch on the shoreline and decides to set up in the middle of the beach and make him come to her.]
Ashley: “God I hope this works.”
[She says before sitting on her beach chair, she watches the two men anxiously before catching Mikey staring up at her, she quickly leans back making sure not to make eye contact as she smiles.]
Ashley: “Got him.”
[Ashley mutters to herself beaming with pride before she hears a thunk sound, quickly sitting up she sees the Football hit the side of the clearly distracted Hero as she can’t help but laugh at the situation.]
Ashley: “What a goof!”
[She laughs to herself before discreetly watching Mikey chase after the ball on the shoreline. She gets a curious look on her face as she sees him talking to two girls who seem to be around the same age as him, Ashley sits forward in her chair trying to get a sense of what’s going on as she sees one of the girls begin to twirl her hair.]
Ashley: “What the fuck?”
[She says out loud, irritated at the situation unfolding before her eyes, worried that she might just miss her chance. But before she can get too distraught, she breathes a shy of relief as she sees Mikey walking back toward Cedric alone, she leans back in her chair once again pretending to be unaware of Mikey’s whereabouts as she waits.]
Ashley: “Jesus, is he gonna come up here or not?”
[She thinks to herself as she leans up to look once more, Ashley’s heart skips a beat as she sees Mikey begin to walk up the beach toward her, she quickly leans back trying to be nonchalant and helping he didn’t see her.]
Ashley: “Oh Fuck! Here we go.”
[She takes another deep breath trying to control her nerves as she waits for him to reach her.]
“Hey, what’s up?”
[She hears an unfamiliar voice say to her as she looks up at the tall tan man standing to her left.]
“Dan.”
[He says as he extends her hand, Ashley looks down at the beach to see Mikey still approaching, rather slow however obviously muttering to himself which makes her giggle a little.]
“Ashley”
[She says to the man standing next to her, she looks back at Mikey once again, now seemingly only ten feet away. She decides to make him jealous just as she was moments ago, she begins to mindlessly flirt with the stranger as she awaits Mikey’s inevitable interruption…It doesn't come however as she begins to wonder what’s taking so long after a minute, she turns to see Mikey walking back down toward the beach after only being ten feet, seconds away from her. Ashley watches him walk down back toward Cedric as her heart sinks in her chest, distraught etched across her face.]
“Uhh you, okay?”
[She hears Dan say before shaking it off.]
Ashley: “Uhh yeah, sorry what did you say your name was again?”
[Ashley feigns a smile while looking up at the man as the scene fades.]
Who Wants It More?
[The scene reopens one last time, this time to a locker room area. The sight of Proving Ground thirty-two, a show which has long since ended. The fans and ring crew have long since dissipated, along with most of the wrestlers save for one. Mikey sits in a metal folding chair in the middle of the room with only the light above him still on, Mikey sits staring down at the floor with a white towel draped over his head clad in only his black wrestling trunks. It appears as if he’s been sitting there since the show ended, alone, deep in thought. He begins to speak seemingly to himself as no one else appears to be around.]
Mikey: “I was so close…So close to realizing my dream, so close to achieving my destiny.”
[Mikey lets out a long sigh before continuing.]
Mikey: “I’m sure Arata will say that I had no real chance against him, that the outcome was a foregone conclusion, but he knows…He knows just like I know, that I had him beat right in the middle of the ring, but you know what? That’s fine…I didn’t win, the fact remains I didn’t win.”
[Mikey shakes his head in anger as he punches himself in the leg before continuing.]
Mikey: “But it’s fine I know how this business works and Arata’s a busy man, what with people like Emmauelle and Swindle Shelldrake currently gunning for him, so I guess I’ll take my seat back at the back of the bus until I earn my way back to the top and make no mistake I will be back. I will get another shot at the Grand Championship, and be it against Arata Asakura, or whoever else may be holding the strap at the time. The next time I get my shot I will seize my destiny, the same destiny I was seconds away from before having it ripped out of my hands. But for now, I guess I'm just going to have to start working my way back to the front of the bus, starting this week at Proving Ground Thirty-Three.”
[Mikey pauses for a moment, still focusing on the tile on the floor, refusing to look up at the camera in front of him or even acknowledge its existence.]
Mikey: “A match between four of the best up and comers here in Project Honor, a match involving four hungry lions who want to prove they belong here, who want to prove they belong in the upper echelon with the best Project Honor have to offer. So, I guess the question has to be asked, who wants it more? Which one of us is willing to pull out all of the stops, to do whatever it takes to pick up the W and move up Proving Ground’s ladder of success.
I mean we have Betsy Gallagher, A woman who has wrestling literally in her blood coming from the Gallagher family, one of the most successful wrestling families in the United Kingdom. I guess Betsy came over here to the states to make her own name, to step out of her brother’s shadow and make her own name in the Wrestling business, an admirable quest. Unfortunately, not everything has gone Betsy’s way since coming to Project Honor, she’s been on the losing end of two opportunities for the Warrior Rising Championship, and now she’s hungrier than ever to prove her worth, but not just that. She’s determined to make the Gallagher name just as synonymous with Wrestling in the U.S as it is in the U.K, so does she want to pick up this win more than the rest of us?”
[Mikey pauses for a moment contemplating his own question before slowly shaking his head.]
Mikey: “Then we have Diana.”
[Mikey gives a small smile at the mention of his opponent's name.]
Mikey: “A woman who has yet to be given the respect she deserves here in Project Honor, a woman who gets brushed off as a bubbly personality with a great body, no more of a threat in the ring than if a Dallas Cowboy Cheerleader stepped into a proving ground ring. While I must admit to having somewhat of a schoolboy crush on Ms. Diana, I also know that anybody willing to come in here and do what we do is dangerous. I know full well Diana is just as capable of winning this match as anyone else, and while some might call it an upset if she does, I know that’s just simply not true, I know Diana is the most underestimated Competitor on the Proving Ground Roster. I mean hell she’s a former Triple A Champion, and while the prestige of that title is somewhat questionable giving that it’s new and all, it still counts for something. I mean I guess.”
[Mikey shrugs his shoulders before continuing.]
Mikey: “The point is I’ll be sure not to underestimate Diana’s skill, her hunger to win this match This Friday at Proving Ground. And hey who knows, maybe after this match I can convince her to team up with me and take the Tag belts off The Phantom Troupe, I think we’d make a good pair, just like the one on her chest…I mean shit, Focus.”
[Mikey shakes off his words as his face turns red from embarrassment. He takes a second to regain his composure and gather his thoughts before speaking again.]
Mikey: “And then there’s Lexi Gold. The Gold Standard, The Snake Lady. A woman who has recently found herself on the losing end of a blood feud with Proving Ground’s own Giovanni, that’s not the only thing I hear Lexi has found recently though. Her biological parents have seemingly fell back into her life if the rumors are to be believed, and you know what? Good for her, I mean I myself have never seen or heard from my dad, so I’m glad her’s finally decided to be a man and step up to the plate. I just hope her newfound joy doesn’t affect her concentration in the ring this Friday night, I hope she can stay focused and bring the fight I know she’s capable of because that’s the Lexi Gold I want to face, the one who thinks they want this more than anybody.”
[Mikey quickly pulls the towel off his head, tossing it down to the floor as he stares directly at the camera with a smirk on his face.]
Mikey: “She would be wrong however, because you see there’s only one person in this match who wants to win more than anybody.”
[Mikey holds up his index finger then points it at himself.]
Mikey: “You see I'm coming into this match Hungrier than all of them, hungrier than I’ve ever been in my life. At the last Proving Ground I had a shot at glory, I was seconds away from my destiny so close I could taste it. And now I can feel it, I feel the hunger burning inside me, the need to reach that pinnacle once again, something that all three of my opponents have yet to feel, this insatiable hunger, my destiny calling out to me that has given me a drive I’ve never felt before. So, there’s only one answer to the question of who wants to win this fatal four-way more this Friday Night at Proving Grounds, and that answer is Mikey Freakin’ Hero."
[Mikey stands up from his chair as stares directly into the camera, a newfound confidence etched across his face.]
Mikey: “See you ladies Friday.”
[With that the scene fades.]
“Here he comes, watch out.”
[Mikey thinks to himself as the scene opens to the sight of Proving Ground Thirty-Two’s big three-man, Grand title bout. A match both Mikey and Douglas Crane earned earlier in the night, a match both men might have to admit they weren’t quite prepared for, neither of them expecting to be dual winners of the Spring Break Triathlon earlier in the night. As Mikey and Mr. Personality trade blows outside of the ring, Mikey catches the champion, Arata Asakura, coming off the guardrail and landing directly on the back of Douglas Crane’s head in a move he calls “Raikiri”. Mikey now stands face to face with Project Honor’s very own Grand Champion himself, thinking quickly almost as if on instinct alone Mikey connects with a spinning backfist, knocking the Champ off his feet. The crowd in attendance cheer as the underdog, the one nobody thought would make it to this point this early in his career is left as the only man standing.]
“No time to waste.”
[Mikey thinks out loud as he picks Arata up, throwing him back into the ring as the crowd begins to chant.]
“Hero!
Hero!
Hero!”
[Mikey smiles at the people, beaming with confidence, with determination, as he climbs the turnbuckle. Mikey takes one more look around at the people in attendance for what could just be the biggest moment of not just his thus far short wrestling career, but of his life. Mikey jumps off the turnbuckle, attempting a 450 Splash, however he once again catches Arata rolling out of the way out of the corner of his eye. Quickly making an adjustment mid-air, in what might just be the most athletic move he’s ever pulled in his life, Mike miraculously lands on his feet.]
“Whoa! That was cool!”
[Mikey mutters to himself as he tries to catch his breath. No time to waste however as the Grand Champion is back on his feet, and in hot pursuit, Mikey connects flush to Arata’s jaw with a wicked spinning superkick, knocking his opponent into the corner of the ring. Wasting no time Mikey runs up hooking Arata’s head and hitting his signature Best Thing Since as the crowd erupts in a raucous chorus of cheers, Mikey could pin his opponent now, but he knows in his heart of hearts that it won’t be enough to put away a man with the fighting spirit Arata has as he looks up to the top turnbuckle plotting his next move. Mikey climbs the turnbuckle as he takes the gravity of this moment in, this is it. His crowning moment, his destiny, Mikey thinks back to earlier in the night, to the moment that brought him to this very point in time. He thinks back to the last time all eyes were on him, just as they are now, to that moment on top of the diving board where he took the big plunge and earned his shot in this very match. Mikey takes one last look around at all the people in the crowd on their feet cheering him on, Mikey nods his head before leaping off the top turnbuckle in a similar fashion to which he leapt off the diving board earlier in the night.]
Trey Booker: “CANNONBALL!!!”
[Proving Ground’s lead announcer shouts as he jumps to his feet in excitement after Mikey lands his signature move on the Champ before going for the cover.]
1…
“Holy shit this is it!”
[Mikey thinks to himself as he soaks in this moment, the moment his dreamt of his whole life. The moment his name goes down in the history books, no longer would he be a footnote, an also ran. In a few short seconds the name Mikey Hero will be etched in the very history of the Grand Championship legacy…]
2…
“This is it! I did it, I actually did it.”
[This time Mikey actually screams the words out loud, unable to contain his excitement. The Referee’s hand comes within inches of the mat, seconds away. But before the Referee can count the three Mikey feels himself being ripped away from his opponent and out of the ring. He stares at the prone body of Arata in the ring in confusion, in frustration as he feels Douglas Crane wrap his arms around Mikey’s neck and head.]
“No!”
[Mikey screams out in anger as he never takes his attention off of Arata.]
“No…”
[Mikey fights but can seem to break away from the Monstrosity’s fierce grip as his scream's become duller and duller as his body starts to go limp.]
“I had him. I was seconds away…”
[Mikey reaches his free arm out toward the ring as Arata begins to stir back to his senses while Crane continues to tighten his grip on Hero.]
“Seconds Away…”
[Mikey whispers breathlessly before finally passing out as the scene fades.]
Seconds Away PT 2: Ashley’s Story.
March 16, Cancun Mexico.
“He’s not a little kid, He’s eighteen.”
[The scene reopens to the sight of a hotel room, we hear the voice of Ashley Rose before she comes out of the bathroom in a red two-piece bathing suit,she has a phone to her ear and is apparently talking to someone as she walks around the room.]
Ashley: “Besides he’s really nice, and kinda cute.”
[Ashley pauses, awaiting a response from the other end of the phone as she checks out her outfit in front of a full length mirror. She snorts in response to the person on the phone before speaking once again.]
Ashley: “Jeez come down Darla, it’s not like I’m trying to marry the like I just…I guess I just kinda like him.”
[Ashley hears her friend Darla start to respond and goes silent to hear her before getting an irritated look on her face.]
Ashley: “Shut the fuck up.”
[She responds before wiggling her butt a little in the mirror and putting a smile back on her face.]
Ashley: “I just need him to see me as more than just Charles’ Secretary, and if this outfit doesn’t do that, nothing will.”
[Ashleys stops to listen to her friend for a moment longer before taking a deep breath in and out and cutting her friend off mid-sentence.]
Ashley: “Look Darla I’ve got to go but wish me luck.”
[Ashley hangs up the phone and throws it on the bed before looking in the mirror one last time and letting out a long sigh.]
Ashley: “Here goes nothing.”
[She says with as much confidence as she can muster as she walks out of the room. The next time we see Ashley is as she brushes past Charles at the entrance of the hotel as she makes her way to the beach, she sees Cedric and Mikey playing catch on the shoreline and decides to set up in the middle of the beach and make him come to her.]
Ashley: “God I hope this works.”
[She says before sitting on her beach chair, she watches the two men anxiously before catching Mikey staring up at her, she quickly leans back making sure not to make eye contact as she smiles.]
Ashley: “Got him.”
[Ashley mutters to herself beaming with pride before she hears a thunk sound, quickly sitting up she sees the Football hit the side of the clearly distracted Hero as she can’t help but laugh at the situation.]
Ashley: “What a goof!”
[She laughs to herself before discreetly watching Mikey chase after the ball on the shoreline. She gets a curious look on her face as she sees him talking to two girls who seem to be around the same age as him, Ashley sits forward in her chair trying to get a sense of what’s going on as she sees one of the girls begin to twirl her hair.]
Ashley: “What the fuck?”
[She says out loud, irritated at the situation unfolding before her eyes, worried that she might just miss her chance. But before she can get too distraught, she breathes a shy of relief as she sees Mikey walking back toward Cedric alone, she leans back in her chair once again pretending to be unaware of Mikey’s whereabouts as she waits.]
Ashley: “Jesus, is he gonna come up here or not?”
[She thinks to herself as she leans up to look once more, Ashley’s heart skips a beat as she sees Mikey begin to walk up the beach toward her, she quickly leans back trying to be nonchalant and helping he didn’t see her.]
Ashley: “Oh Fuck! Here we go.”
[She takes another deep breath trying to control her nerves as she waits for him to reach her.]
“Hey, what’s up?”
[She hears an unfamiliar voice say to her as she looks up at the tall tan man standing to her left.]
“Dan.”
[He says as he extends her hand, Ashley looks down at the beach to see Mikey still approaching, rather slow however obviously muttering to himself which makes her giggle a little.]
“Ashley”
[She says to the man standing next to her, she looks back at Mikey once again, now seemingly only ten feet away. She decides to make him jealous just as she was moments ago, she begins to mindlessly flirt with the stranger as she awaits Mikey’s inevitable interruption…It doesn't come however as she begins to wonder what’s taking so long after a minute, she turns to see Mikey walking back down toward the beach after only being ten feet, seconds away from her. Ashley watches him walk down back toward Cedric as her heart sinks in her chest, distraught etched across her face.]
“Uhh you, okay?”
[She hears Dan say before shaking it off.]
Ashley: “Uhh yeah, sorry what did you say your name was again?”
[Ashley feigns a smile while looking up at the man as the scene fades.]
Who Wants It More?
[The scene reopens one last time, this time to a locker room area. The sight of Proving Ground thirty-two, a show which has long since ended. The fans and ring crew have long since dissipated, along with most of the wrestlers save for one. Mikey sits in a metal folding chair in the middle of the room with only the light above him still on, Mikey sits staring down at the floor with a white towel draped over his head clad in only his black wrestling trunks. It appears as if he’s been sitting there since the show ended, alone, deep in thought. He begins to speak seemingly to himself as no one else appears to be around.]
Mikey: “I was so close…So close to realizing my dream, so close to achieving my destiny.”
[Mikey lets out a long sigh before continuing.]
Mikey: “I’m sure Arata will say that I had no real chance against him, that the outcome was a foregone conclusion, but he knows…He knows just like I know, that I had him beat right in the middle of the ring, but you know what? That’s fine…I didn’t win, the fact remains I didn’t win.”
[Mikey shakes his head in anger as he punches himself in the leg before continuing.]
Mikey: “But it’s fine I know how this business works and Arata’s a busy man, what with people like Emmauelle and Swindle Shelldrake currently gunning for him, so I guess I’ll take my seat back at the back of the bus until I earn my way back to the top and make no mistake I will be back. I will get another shot at the Grand Championship, and be it against Arata Asakura, or whoever else may be holding the strap at the time. The next time I get my shot I will seize my destiny, the same destiny I was seconds away from before having it ripped out of my hands. But for now, I guess I'm just going to have to start working my way back to the front of the bus, starting this week at Proving Ground Thirty-Three.”
[Mikey pauses for a moment, still focusing on the tile on the floor, refusing to look up at the camera in front of him or even acknowledge its existence.]
Mikey: “A match between four of the best up and comers here in Project Honor, a match involving four hungry lions who want to prove they belong here, who want to prove they belong in the upper echelon with the best Project Honor have to offer. So, I guess the question has to be asked, who wants it more? Which one of us is willing to pull out all of the stops, to do whatever it takes to pick up the W and move up Proving Ground’s ladder of success.
I mean we have Betsy Gallagher, A woman who has wrestling literally in her blood coming from the Gallagher family, one of the most successful wrestling families in the United Kingdom. I guess Betsy came over here to the states to make her own name, to step out of her brother’s shadow and make her own name in the Wrestling business, an admirable quest. Unfortunately, not everything has gone Betsy’s way since coming to Project Honor, she’s been on the losing end of two opportunities for the Warrior Rising Championship, and now she’s hungrier than ever to prove her worth, but not just that. She’s determined to make the Gallagher name just as synonymous with Wrestling in the U.S as it is in the U.K, so does she want to pick up this win more than the rest of us?”
[Mikey pauses for a moment contemplating his own question before slowly shaking his head.]
Mikey: “Then we have Diana.”
[Mikey gives a small smile at the mention of his opponent's name.]
Mikey: “A woman who has yet to be given the respect she deserves here in Project Honor, a woman who gets brushed off as a bubbly personality with a great body, no more of a threat in the ring than if a Dallas Cowboy Cheerleader stepped into a proving ground ring. While I must admit to having somewhat of a schoolboy crush on Ms. Diana, I also know that anybody willing to come in here and do what we do is dangerous. I know full well Diana is just as capable of winning this match as anyone else, and while some might call it an upset if she does, I know that’s just simply not true, I know Diana is the most underestimated Competitor on the Proving Ground Roster. I mean hell she’s a former Triple A Champion, and while the prestige of that title is somewhat questionable giving that it’s new and all, it still counts for something. I mean I guess.”
[Mikey shrugs his shoulders before continuing.]
Mikey: “The point is I’ll be sure not to underestimate Diana’s skill, her hunger to win this match This Friday at Proving Ground. And hey who knows, maybe after this match I can convince her to team up with me and take the Tag belts off The Phantom Troupe, I think we’d make a good pair, just like the one on her chest…I mean shit, Focus.”
[Mikey shakes off his words as his face turns red from embarrassment. He takes a second to regain his composure and gather his thoughts before speaking again.]
Mikey: “And then there’s Lexi Gold. The Gold Standard, The Snake Lady. A woman who has recently found herself on the losing end of a blood feud with Proving Ground’s own Giovanni, that’s not the only thing I hear Lexi has found recently though. Her biological parents have seemingly fell back into her life if the rumors are to be believed, and you know what? Good for her, I mean I myself have never seen or heard from my dad, so I’m glad her’s finally decided to be a man and step up to the plate. I just hope her newfound joy doesn’t affect her concentration in the ring this Friday night, I hope she can stay focused and bring the fight I know she’s capable of because that’s the Lexi Gold I want to face, the one who thinks they want this more than anybody.”
[Mikey quickly pulls the towel off his head, tossing it down to the floor as he stares directly at the camera with a smirk on his face.]
Mikey: “She would be wrong however, because you see there’s only one person in this match who wants to win more than anybody.”
[Mikey holds up his index finger then points it at himself.]
Mikey: “You see I'm coming into this match Hungrier than all of them, hungrier than I’ve ever been in my life. At the last Proving Ground I had a shot at glory, I was seconds away from my destiny so close I could taste it. And now I can feel it, I feel the hunger burning inside me, the need to reach that pinnacle once again, something that all three of my opponents have yet to feel, this insatiable hunger, my destiny calling out to me that has given me a drive I’ve never felt before. So, there’s only one answer to the question of who wants to win this fatal four-way more this Friday Night at Proving Grounds, and that answer is Mikey Freakin’ Hero."
[Mikey stands up from his chair as stares directly into the camera, a newfound confidence etched across his face.]
Mikey: “See you ladies Friday.”
[With that the scene fades.]