Post by Steve Sinclair on Feb 9, 2014 14:22:54 GMT
The plane touches down in Japan and after a bit Double J and Nanook exit the plane and make their way to get their luggage. Allot of UWL stars must be arriving on this day as wrestling fans are out in full force. Like Caleb Hart it has been a while since Double J or Nanook has been in Japan, granted it hasn’t been 15 years and no loved ones died when they were here but it has been a while for them. For every 4 feet they walk they sign about 20 autographs and Nanook is hit up for pics with some fans. A lot of Joe’s fame in Japan does come from his Dad who is a hardcore legend back in the day and the Japan wrestling fans don’t forget their heros.
It took some time but Double J and Nanook get their bags and they make their way to the hotel. Once at the hotel in the hotel bar they meet up with one Kip Anderson. Kip is already nestled in a booth as Double J walks up to him.
JJ “Kip! Nice to see you.”
Kip “You’re late!”
JJ “I know. I didn’t think I would get mobbed like I did.”
Joe sits down and pops his shades up on his forehead.
JJ “It’s been a while since I was last year.”
Kip “Really? How long has it been?”
JJ “I don’t know Kip....(Double J shrugs, tries to do some quick math in his head...) Maybe a decade. In fact Kip this week I think will be like, my 5th match ever here.”
Kip has a puzzled look on his face, as if something doesn’t make sense to him. “Your....5th? Match? Here.”
JJ “Yeah.....5 I think.”
Kip “I’ve been coming here for a long time Joe, something doesn’t make sense to me. Up till this week you have had 4 matches here and yet, you tell me you were late because you were mobbed by fans who want autographs and pictures?”
JJ “Well Kip in all fairness. The rapid Japan wrestling fans don’t see me as Double J, wrestling Icon, former 2 time World champion, 3 time Tag Team Champion and future UWL TV Champion. Hell most of them won’t even acknowledge that I even wrestle. As strange as that sound Kip, these fans around see me as Green Man’s only son, and when I was old enough, his manager.”
Kip “And Green Man is....?”
JJ “My Dad. He came here all the time. Every time he made his way towards Japan when I was kid he would swing by old East Berlin and pick me up and smuggle me out and bring me along for the ride. When he would have a match he would take me down to the ring. He would say “Joe! You be my good luck charm and I need you tonight! Big match for the Green Machine! Some guys they have Lady luck on their sides, me, I got you!” And he would go there and what he would put on the best damn show he could. These people saw me grow up. I went from a wide eyed 10 year old kid to becoming a man. To many people around here I will always be the skinny kid on the outside of the ring screaming Dad on. This week though Kip. That little 10 year old kid will for the first time ever will compete for a title in front of...family. I’ve never been here as a Champion, never fought for a championship here, in my vast history of matches here.”
Joe chuckles.
JJ “But this week will be history in the making. My dad came here looking to win a title, any title but what he wanted most of all was the World title. Something he never did win. The UWL TV title isn’t the World title by any means, but hey, it’s a championship title and these fans have waited almost a life time to see Madigan win gold here and to do it in front of these fans will be awesome!”
Kip “Well winning it might sound easy but you are facing Caleb Hart who bested you last week and new champion Roach.”
JJ “Never said it was easy. Last week Hart and I threw everything at each other. Neither one of us wanted to give in. I wanted to win that match more than anything but at the end of the night....Hart won. He won fair and square. Sometimes Kip that’s how the cookie crumbles. Does it suck that I lost, yeah sure it always does but I know, the fans know and everyone in the back knows that I didn’t just go out there and put on a stinker of my match. I love that I get to face Hart again this week. This week the cookie will go my way and I’ll win.”
Kip “Caleb Hart has been on the record saying that he finds it funny that you are in this title match even though you lost last week.”
JJ “You don’t always have to win every match to get rewarded. I put on one hell of match last week with Hart. We tore up that ring and beat the hell out of each other. What was our reward? Shot at the TV title. Solid effort, solid showings and tip top work ethic will go a long ways around here. It’s the front office showing a little respect. Kudos to them.”
Kip “Now we haven’t heard from new UWL TV Champion Roach yet, but what are your thoughts about him.”
JJ “I have no idea who Roach is, but he will make a nice 7 day champion when it is all said done Saturday night. Roach thinks he’s all of that and a bag of chips, but he ain’t shit.”
Kip “Those are some strong words there Double J.”
JJ “Like all annoying roaches, they need to get stomped to death and I will gladly do that. Consider yourself warned.”
Fade to Black.
It took some time but Double J and Nanook get their bags and they make their way to the hotel. Once at the hotel in the hotel bar they meet up with one Kip Anderson. Kip is already nestled in a booth as Double J walks up to him.
JJ “Kip! Nice to see you.”
Kip “You’re late!”
JJ “I know. I didn’t think I would get mobbed like I did.”
Joe sits down and pops his shades up on his forehead.
JJ “It’s been a while since I was last year.”
Kip “Really? How long has it been?”
JJ “I don’t know Kip....(Double J shrugs, tries to do some quick math in his head...) Maybe a decade. In fact Kip this week I think will be like, my 5th match ever here.”
Kip has a puzzled look on his face, as if something doesn’t make sense to him. “Your....5th? Match? Here.”
JJ “Yeah.....5 I think.”
Kip “I’ve been coming here for a long time Joe, something doesn’t make sense to me. Up till this week you have had 4 matches here and yet, you tell me you were late because you were mobbed by fans who want autographs and pictures?”
JJ “Well Kip in all fairness. The rapid Japan wrestling fans don’t see me as Double J, wrestling Icon, former 2 time World champion, 3 time Tag Team Champion and future UWL TV Champion. Hell most of them won’t even acknowledge that I even wrestle. As strange as that sound Kip, these fans around see me as Green Man’s only son, and when I was old enough, his manager.”
Kip “And Green Man is....?”
JJ “My Dad. He came here all the time. Every time he made his way towards Japan when I was kid he would swing by old East Berlin and pick me up and smuggle me out and bring me along for the ride. When he would have a match he would take me down to the ring. He would say “Joe! You be my good luck charm and I need you tonight! Big match for the Green Machine! Some guys they have Lady luck on their sides, me, I got you!” And he would go there and what he would put on the best damn show he could. These people saw me grow up. I went from a wide eyed 10 year old kid to becoming a man. To many people around here I will always be the skinny kid on the outside of the ring screaming Dad on. This week though Kip. That little 10 year old kid will for the first time ever will compete for a title in front of...family. I’ve never been here as a Champion, never fought for a championship here, in my vast history of matches here.”
Joe chuckles.
JJ “But this week will be history in the making. My dad came here looking to win a title, any title but what he wanted most of all was the World title. Something he never did win. The UWL TV title isn’t the World title by any means, but hey, it’s a championship title and these fans have waited almost a life time to see Madigan win gold here and to do it in front of these fans will be awesome!”
Kip “Well winning it might sound easy but you are facing Caleb Hart who bested you last week and new champion Roach.”
JJ “Never said it was easy. Last week Hart and I threw everything at each other. Neither one of us wanted to give in. I wanted to win that match more than anything but at the end of the night....Hart won. He won fair and square. Sometimes Kip that’s how the cookie crumbles. Does it suck that I lost, yeah sure it always does but I know, the fans know and everyone in the back knows that I didn’t just go out there and put on a stinker of my match. I love that I get to face Hart again this week. This week the cookie will go my way and I’ll win.”
Kip “Caleb Hart has been on the record saying that he finds it funny that you are in this title match even though you lost last week.”
JJ “You don’t always have to win every match to get rewarded. I put on one hell of match last week with Hart. We tore up that ring and beat the hell out of each other. What was our reward? Shot at the TV title. Solid effort, solid showings and tip top work ethic will go a long ways around here. It’s the front office showing a little respect. Kudos to them.”
Kip “Now we haven’t heard from new UWL TV Champion Roach yet, but what are your thoughts about him.”
JJ “I have no idea who Roach is, but he will make a nice 7 day champion when it is all said done Saturday night. Roach thinks he’s all of that and a bag of chips, but he ain’t shit.”
Kip “Those are some strong words there Double J.”
JJ “Like all annoying roaches, they need to get stomped to death and I will gladly do that. Consider yourself warned.”
Fade to Black.