Post by Steve Sinclair on Feb 9, 2014 15:04:49 GMT
The big day....
20 years of hard work, 20 years of fixing rusty panels, 20 years of collecting parts and pieces, 20 years of blood, sweat and tears is about to come to fruition. Everything but laying down fresh paint is done. The rebuilt motor has been installed in the engine bay and every nut, bolt and wire checked. The rebuilt transmission has also gone through the same checks. Everything in the suspension has been checked and rechecked. All the wiring has been checked, tested and checked again. The gas tank is in place, all plumped and ready to go. Today is the day! Today is the day that Green Man will fire up his 1968 Ford Fairlane for the first time since the mid 80's.
As Green Man is topping off the gas tank with fresh gas Joe is under the hood just double checking the battery. Satisfied with everything Joe places his wrench in line next to the other couple of wrenches he has on the roll around table which are next to the screw drivers. His dad places the empty gas tank on the ground, and by placing it on the ground I mean he tosses off to the side and where it lands is where it lands. He screws the gas cap on and looks at his son Joe.
GM "Well I think this is it uhm hmm yeah."
Joe nods.
Green Man reaches in his pocket and pulls out his key chain and flips to the key to the car, a key he hasn't used in the last 20 years. He opens the driver's side door and slowly sits down on the front seat and swings his feet into the car. He closes the door and inserts the key into the ignition which is on the dash. He looks up at Joe one last time. Joe gives him a thumbs up. Green Man turns the key to the on position and the fuel pump kicks in. At first you can hear it hum as it pumps gas up and down the lines for the first time. Green Man switches the car off and then back on again to cycle the pump and make sure it is up to pressure. He then slowly turns the key some more to crank the engine over. There is a "click" from the starter relay and the fresh battery easily turns the engine over. It cranks for a few seconds, nothing. Green man looks up at Joe again. Joe gives him another thumbs up. Green Man cranks it over and the engine turns over and then there is life! The engine roars to life and Green Man plays with the throttle to make sure it doesn't stall. Joe picks up his flashlight and pokes his head under the hood looking for leaks. Green Man is scanning the gauges in the dash and so far, 20 seconds into it all is doing well.
Joe can't find any oil leaks. No power steering leaks. No transmission leaks. No coolant leaks and he can hear any vacuum leaks either. He clicks off his flashlight and checks the radiator and tops it off with coolant before popping on the radiator cap. He takes a step to the driver's side of the car and gives the sign to start breaking the cam in. Green Man slowly raises the RMP's to 3 grand to start a 20 minute process of seating the lifters to the cam at several different RPM's all of which is above 2000 RPM's.
Present Day....
In the point of interests for every American in the world, Anderson South Carolina. We find Kip Anderson in front of the recreation center where he is scheduled to have a interview with Double J Joe Jones. The UWL back drop is in place and is gleaming in the sun. Kip is checking his phone for messages when Jeffery Hatemonger walks up to him wearing a I Heart Anderson SC shirt, plaid shorts, black and gray stripped socks pulled up to his knees with sandals and a bright red fanny pack. At first Kip just ignores him for he probably thought he was a tourist or something.
JH "Hey there Kippy Anderson! How's it hanging?"
Kip glances up at him unsure if this guy was even talking to him. Hatemonger adjusts his all white 59fifty San Antonio Spurs hat. Hatemonger would be happier if it was the Mavs in the NBA finals but since he is from Dallas Texas he has to support the one team from Texas that is in the Finals.
JH "Skippy Kippy!"
Well now Kip has to answer him. "Excuse me?"
Hatemonger smiles, all smiles. "KIP! Man it's been a couple of weeks since I've seen you!"
Hatemonger extends his hand for a hand shake and when Kip shakes his hand because you pretty much have to at that point, Hatemonger pulls him in for a bro hug and a big pat on the back.
KA "oh okay! Okay there....you. How's it going?"
JH "Oh man Kip! You know I just had to come here to Anderson to support my boy!"
KA "You're boy?" Still unsure who he talking to.
JH "Joey! Double J! You know he's facing X this week! Yeah man big match!"
Light bulb moment!
KA "Oh! Yes! Double J! You must be....Hatemonger?"
JH "Yeah man! Damn you never forget a face huh?"
Kip laughs because he had no idea who he was talking too. "Yeah....well you know...I never forget a face."
JH "Man I hear you. So Kippy....Whatcha doing here today? Gettin' set to interview Autumn Raven?"
KA "uhmm no?"
JH "Damn that sucks cuz you know, (leans in closer towards Kip so that no one else hears him.) She's a fine piece of ass you know. Yeah! You know what I mean! You dawg!"
He punches Kip in the shoulder.
JH "Then it must be...Katie Karter then?"
KA "It's Kallie Karter and again, no. I won't be interviewing either of them here today."
JH "Damn dude! That's not right! That sucks."
KA "I'm here to speak with your boy. (Kip felt a tad weird saying that just now) I'm hear to talk to Double J and get his reaction from Xplode's press conference the other day."
JH "Yeah man that was nuts huh! So uhmm...have you seen Joey then?"
Kip tilts his head slightly. "So you didn't arrive here with him then?"
JH "Nah! I know Joey is like, all focused on this match and what not and like, I don't want to distract him so I drove here from Knox the other day and hung out for like a couple of days. I haven't seen Joey. I am hoping thou to like catch up with him before his match."
KA "Oh well, yeah, I haven't seen him yet. We set a time to do this interview and that's not for another.....(Kip checks his watch)....30 minutes or so."
JH "Ah cool! Like I'll wait him for here and chill with you. Cool?"
Kip is thinking "Fuck!" but he smiles. "Yeah.....cool." And then his phone rings. Saved by the phone. Kip holds his phone. "I've got to take this okay?"
JH "pish, yeah no man. Go do what you got to do. Don't worry about me you know cuz..."
KA "Thanks man. Hello?"
Kip just walks away to talk to a telemarketer and never happier to do so. Does he need windows? No but he will talk about it none the less.
JH "Yeah man. I'll be right here so.....yeah."
Now it's just Hatemonger and the UWL back drop and no Kip Anderson.
Road test!
Part 1
It's about a hour down off the mountain and then another 20-30 minutes to get to town and Green Man was loving every minute of it as he drove his beloved Fairlane to the body shop so it can get painted. He opened it up a couple of times, you know to burn off the carbon on the new valves. Joe is in the passenger seat just enjoying the ride and can't help but looking over at his dad and the big smile on his face. It's like 20 years of wear and tear, 20 years of constant pain has been lifted off his face. There's a twinkle of happiness in his eye and Joe couldn't be happier for his dad.
Spending a week up on the mountain finishing up the car Joe hasn't been paying any attention to what is going on in the news. Other than the phone call from his cousin Joe hasn't given the whole house on fire thing a second thought. With the car done his mind slowly starts to turn towards his up coming match this weekend and the coronation cup, and so has it started to cross Green Man's mind.
GM "Joey! I heard you the other night, well I read..ya....I mean I read what you said the other day."
Joe glances over at his dad. "Oh you saw that?"
GM "Yeah I did."
JJ "Well that's all that matters then."
GM "I didn't know that about your Mother's family."
JJ "Yeah well don't we all have skeletons in our closest? Like I said, or wrote...whatever that was a long time ago and he got what he got and the world is better for it. You can't say anything good about a man who's job in life was killing people. Some of my aunts and uncle when I asked them about it said during the trials that he was just following orders. He was a solider in the SS and that was his duty. Just following orders he kept saying but my aunt, she always felt that he didn't need orders to do what he did. That he would have acted the way he did regardless. Everyone else felt that too. That's why they put him in front of the firing squad. I mean..."
Joe clears his throat.
JJ "I don't want to talk about him anymore. I gave that bastard more air time than he should have ever gotten. He's rotting in hell where he belongs. I know to some it might look like I'm hiding that part of my family history from everyone, but I don't see it that way. Sometimes history needs to stay where it is, forgotten about and buried in the past."
GM "I understand that."
At this point they start to enter the town.
GM "But Joey I think you need to rethink your position on the Coronation Cup."
Joe frowns. "Why?"
GM "People care a lot about that cup."
JJ "And they can. I just don't care about it."
GM "But you got off to a good start in it. You have a chance to win it.'
JJ "All I wanted to do was beat Troy Vincent because I said....I could beat him. I knew I could beat him. And I did just that. I beat Troy Vincent. Soon I will beat Caleb Hart."
GM "So the cup is more of less a distraction for you?"
They roll up to a stop light and it's a red light. There's a couple of people out and about and they stop and look at the car. A old lady points and goes "Hey! It's you!"
Joe waves at the old lady, flashes a smile thinking she is a fan, maybe a fan of her dad. He doesn't think anything of it. "The cup is not my goal right now. My goal is getting Hart in the ring one on one and taking that TV title from him. Period!"
The light turns green and they start to roll through the intersection. More people are now taking notice. Green Man waves and smiles as does Joe. One guy steps out of a barber shop on the corner and starts yelling "YOU ASSHOLE!" Joe just figures that guy takes his wrestling real serious.
GM "But winning that cup Joey is worth ten times than what that TV title will ever be worth to your career!"
JJ "I know! I'm not saying that winning that cup will be a walk in the park for anyone this year, last year, the year before and the year before that. You have to bust your ass and be lucky as hell to get to the finals in this thing. Who ever gets that far in the tournament my hat is off to him. You have to be driven to win this tournament. You have to have being the 2013 Coronation Cup winner your goal. It's got to be something in your heart."
The light is red as well. It's a small town, word travel fast and a couple of people are at that corner and they don't look happy. As they roll to a stop the 2-3 people all point at Joe. One guy breaks out his smart phone and snaps a pic. Joe smiles, waves. In the wrestling world he is somewhat of a Caleb.
GM "What is going on today? Normally I can walk down this street and no one says anything. Today everyone is the paparazzi."
JJ "Yeah how about that. Oh well. Like I was saying. My goal is the TV title. Defeating Hart. Hell I think after calling Vincent out on it I think his goal of being a Grand Slam Champion is now my goal and if I win the Cup, get my World title shot and I dunno everything goes my way and I win that before getting my hands on Hart and the TV title, I'm afraid I'll end up like troy being told I'm too good to lower myself to win the TV title. You see why I don't want to win the Cup?"
Green light go!
GM "What is up with people today?"
JJ "No idea."
GM "I can understand.....your view point....What the fuck?"
A older gentlemen steps out into the road with a baseball bat in hand. He looks pissed. He looks like he going to swing the bat and hit the car, not knowing what the fuck is going on Green Man steps on it a tad and swerves around the guy who then yells out "NAZI SCUMBAG!" towards Joe and his dad. Joe glances over his shoulder at the guy as they make their way down the road.
JJ "A little early to be drinking isn't it buddy?"
GM "No shit!"
To be continued......
Insider with Kip Anderson
live from Anderson, South Carolina
30 minutes later and Hatemonger has left and Kip threw a huge party! Strippers, Crack, Kayne West live, Strippers with Crack in their cracks! HA! Just kidding. No seriously that will be tonight.....okay it won't.
Kip the professional that he is is ready to roll even though we do not see Double J Joe Jones.
KA "Hello UWL fans and this is Kip Anderson with your daily UWL Insider Live update and today I am here in Anderson South Carolina where I was suppose to meet with Double J Joe Jones today but as you can see Double J is not here today."
Creeping into the shot is a tree. a big bushy, lush, leafy tree in a big flower pot. At first Kip doesn't see the tree.
KA "I have tried to reach Double J but as of right this second he has yet to get back with me. As you know this week Double J is facing Xplode in the second round in the Coronation cup Block B round robin tournament. 2 weeks ago Joe Jones scored a huge win over Troy Vincent giving him 2 points in his block, creating a tie at the top of the rankings with his opponent this week in Xplode. This is a match that many are saying...."
The tree lifts up and moves closer towards Kip by a couple of feet and this time Kip spots it. Kinda hard to miss a tree moving towards you.
KA "...this could be the match of the night...Excuse me? Hello? Who is this?"
The tree lifts up and again and moves even closer to Kip, now stopping right next to him. The tree than begins to talk, in a deep voice. Clearly someone is standing behind the tree trying to disguise his voice. As the tree "talks" one or more of it's branches shake.
"Hello Kip. It is me! Double T, Tommy Tree!"
Kip closes his eyes and pauses for a second making sure he heard that right before blurting out "What?"
TT "I'm Tommy Tree! I'm facing Xplode this week at the TV tapings Kip! Didn't you get the memo?"
KA "No! No I didn't! Who is this!"
Kip starts to look inside of the tree and sitting in middle of the tree wearing camo from head to toe and has his face plastered with came paint is Double J Joe Jones. He acts surprised and closes the branches thus hiding him again.
KA "Joe! What in the blue blazes are you doing? Get out here!"
TT "I told you my name is Tom.....Tommy Tree! I'm fighting Xplode this week, not that guy Joe you said I was, which clearly I'm not. I'm Tommy Tree!!!!!"
The whole tree shakes allot loosing some leaves in the processes.
KA "You are not! I clearly saw you!"
Joe sticks his head out from inside the tree and glares at Kip. "Damn it Kip! Can't you play along? Don't you know I'm a internationally wanted man?" and Joe dashes back in the tree.
Kip sighs. "Okay fine. Now Tom..."
TT "Tommy Tree! Double T."
KA "Tommy Tree I didn't get the memo."
TT "You should check your email and start wearing 24 pieces of flair once you get that memo! I Double T Tommy Tree will be replacing that scumbag Joe Jones in the Coronation Cup tournament and it starts here tonight as I, A mighty Oak tree will take on Xplode!"
KA "I will keep a eye out for that memo. So...huh...Tommy Tree I don't know anything about you. Can you tell us something about you?"
TT "Gladly Kip! I'm a Red Oak tree! You can buy me at Home Depot for....holy shit $299.99 plus tax! I'm a over priced Red oak tree and I'm from Scottland...."
KA "And Oak tree? From Scottland?"
TT "Yes! Because in the fall when my leaves turn red and fall to the ground, I'm a Ginger! In the winter I'm a bald bastard oak tree! In the spring when I start to pollinate with other trees, I'm a horny oak tree full of horny toads and in the summer, when I grow my thick lush covering that covers my twig and berries, like now! I'm Tommy Tree! Professional wrestler!"
KA "So...How do you know Double J Joe Jones then? Did Joe ask you to replace him in the match?"
TT "Ah yes! I never thought of that but Yes I do know Joe Jones! He is my friend. We became good friends early in life."
KA "How?"
TT "Because we both share a common theme. We both have big slabs of wood!"
KA "I should have known better...."
TT "Somehow Joe has gotten in hot water with Interpol and he didn't want Xplode to stand in the ring and look like a idiot. So Joe called me while he takes care of his legal issues to take his spot here tomorrow night! He said don't worry about it. Anyone can beat Xplode he said. He said to wear a push up bra and stuff it full of wet wipes and he'll be distracted and you can pin him thus getting the win and that is what I plan on doing to him Kip! I'm going to go in and have my bush trimmed back some, get a nice little red number and caress his face, run my fingers over his big manly chest, play with the few strands of chest hair he has and stroke those big old paws he calls hands. I'm going to lay him down on the mat, rub his feet and tell him how much of a god he looks like to me. I will whisper how they should write stories of his greatness, the battles he won and the worlds he destroyed and how much that turns me on. I will do all of this as the referee counts...one, two.....and three! I will look deeply in his eyes and tell him how much I love his scent, how my mouth waters to just taste his sweat as the referee raises my branches in victory. I will confess how my tree trunk aches for his touch and how my heart races just to be in the same building as him. Then I will watch as it sinks in that thick skull of his as I tell him the 2 points I just won, I will give to my best friend Joe Jones and he now has 4 points and a commanding lead in the point standing as he has just lost round 2! His desire, his hopes, his dreams of ending up like Christian Kane, a Coronation Cup winner is fleeting! All the hard work he has put forth, all the money he spent in Miami, or so I have heard, if what I heard is true, will all be for nothing. He will soon join Troy Vincent, just another name on the path towards the Cup, 2 guys who will just end up hoping to play the spoiler role against Mark Thomason in dashing away his hopes and dreams of advancing in the Coronation cup. Next week Alex Kharne's hopes and dreams of being the next great Coronation Cup Winner will soon come to a end as my friend Double J will defeat him opening even more eyes in the UWL at the greatness, the legend that is, Joe Jones!"
KA "Well that was all nice and everything Joe..."
TT "I told you I'm Tommy Tree!"
Kip lowers his mic and shakes his head. "I'm done here." he says and drops the mic and walks away leaving Tommy just resting there but then again that is what trees do, just hang out and stand there all day.
TT "Kip? Kip? Okay I'll just wait right here."
Fade to Black.
20 years of hard work, 20 years of fixing rusty panels, 20 years of collecting parts and pieces, 20 years of blood, sweat and tears is about to come to fruition. Everything but laying down fresh paint is done. The rebuilt motor has been installed in the engine bay and every nut, bolt and wire checked. The rebuilt transmission has also gone through the same checks. Everything in the suspension has been checked and rechecked. All the wiring has been checked, tested and checked again. The gas tank is in place, all plumped and ready to go. Today is the day! Today is the day that Green Man will fire up his 1968 Ford Fairlane for the first time since the mid 80's.
As Green Man is topping off the gas tank with fresh gas Joe is under the hood just double checking the battery. Satisfied with everything Joe places his wrench in line next to the other couple of wrenches he has on the roll around table which are next to the screw drivers. His dad places the empty gas tank on the ground, and by placing it on the ground I mean he tosses off to the side and where it lands is where it lands. He screws the gas cap on and looks at his son Joe.
GM "Well I think this is it uhm hmm yeah."
Joe nods.
Green Man reaches in his pocket and pulls out his key chain and flips to the key to the car, a key he hasn't used in the last 20 years. He opens the driver's side door and slowly sits down on the front seat and swings his feet into the car. He closes the door and inserts the key into the ignition which is on the dash. He looks up at Joe one last time. Joe gives him a thumbs up. Green Man turns the key to the on position and the fuel pump kicks in. At first you can hear it hum as it pumps gas up and down the lines for the first time. Green Man switches the car off and then back on again to cycle the pump and make sure it is up to pressure. He then slowly turns the key some more to crank the engine over. There is a "click" from the starter relay and the fresh battery easily turns the engine over. It cranks for a few seconds, nothing. Green man looks up at Joe again. Joe gives him another thumbs up. Green Man cranks it over and the engine turns over and then there is life! The engine roars to life and Green Man plays with the throttle to make sure it doesn't stall. Joe picks up his flashlight and pokes his head under the hood looking for leaks. Green Man is scanning the gauges in the dash and so far, 20 seconds into it all is doing well.
Joe can't find any oil leaks. No power steering leaks. No transmission leaks. No coolant leaks and he can hear any vacuum leaks either. He clicks off his flashlight and checks the radiator and tops it off with coolant before popping on the radiator cap. He takes a step to the driver's side of the car and gives the sign to start breaking the cam in. Green Man slowly raises the RMP's to 3 grand to start a 20 minute process of seating the lifters to the cam at several different RPM's all of which is above 2000 RPM's.
Present Day....
In the point of interests for every American in the world, Anderson South Carolina. We find Kip Anderson in front of the recreation center where he is scheduled to have a interview with Double J Joe Jones. The UWL back drop is in place and is gleaming in the sun. Kip is checking his phone for messages when Jeffery Hatemonger walks up to him wearing a I Heart Anderson SC shirt, plaid shorts, black and gray stripped socks pulled up to his knees with sandals and a bright red fanny pack. At first Kip just ignores him for he probably thought he was a tourist or something.
JH "Hey there Kippy Anderson! How's it hanging?"
Kip glances up at him unsure if this guy was even talking to him. Hatemonger adjusts his all white 59fifty San Antonio Spurs hat. Hatemonger would be happier if it was the Mavs in the NBA finals but since he is from Dallas Texas he has to support the one team from Texas that is in the Finals.
JH "Skippy Kippy!"
Well now Kip has to answer him. "Excuse me?"
Hatemonger smiles, all smiles. "KIP! Man it's been a couple of weeks since I've seen you!"
Hatemonger extends his hand for a hand shake and when Kip shakes his hand because you pretty much have to at that point, Hatemonger pulls him in for a bro hug and a big pat on the back.
KA "oh okay! Okay there....you. How's it going?"
JH "Oh man Kip! You know I just had to come here to Anderson to support my boy!"
KA "You're boy?" Still unsure who he talking to.
JH "Joey! Double J! You know he's facing X this week! Yeah man big match!"
Light bulb moment!
KA "Oh! Yes! Double J! You must be....Hatemonger?"
JH "Yeah man! Damn you never forget a face huh?"
Kip laughs because he had no idea who he was talking too. "Yeah....well you know...I never forget a face."
JH "Man I hear you. So Kippy....Whatcha doing here today? Gettin' set to interview Autumn Raven?"
KA "uhmm no?"
JH "Damn that sucks cuz you know, (leans in closer towards Kip so that no one else hears him.) She's a fine piece of ass you know. Yeah! You know what I mean! You dawg!"
He punches Kip in the shoulder.
JH "Then it must be...Katie Karter then?"
KA "It's Kallie Karter and again, no. I won't be interviewing either of them here today."
JH "Damn dude! That's not right! That sucks."
KA "I'm here to speak with your boy. (Kip felt a tad weird saying that just now) I'm hear to talk to Double J and get his reaction from Xplode's press conference the other day."
JH "Yeah man that was nuts huh! So uhmm...have you seen Joey then?"
Kip tilts his head slightly. "So you didn't arrive here with him then?"
JH "Nah! I know Joey is like, all focused on this match and what not and like, I don't want to distract him so I drove here from Knox the other day and hung out for like a couple of days. I haven't seen Joey. I am hoping thou to like catch up with him before his match."
KA "Oh well, yeah, I haven't seen him yet. We set a time to do this interview and that's not for another.....(Kip checks his watch)....30 minutes or so."
JH "Ah cool! Like I'll wait him for here and chill with you. Cool?"
Kip is thinking "Fuck!" but he smiles. "Yeah.....cool." And then his phone rings. Saved by the phone. Kip holds his phone. "I've got to take this okay?"
JH "pish, yeah no man. Go do what you got to do. Don't worry about me you know cuz..."
KA "Thanks man. Hello?"
Kip just walks away to talk to a telemarketer and never happier to do so. Does he need windows? No but he will talk about it none the less.
JH "Yeah man. I'll be right here so.....yeah."
Now it's just Hatemonger and the UWL back drop and no Kip Anderson.
Road test!
Part 1
It's about a hour down off the mountain and then another 20-30 minutes to get to town and Green Man was loving every minute of it as he drove his beloved Fairlane to the body shop so it can get painted. He opened it up a couple of times, you know to burn off the carbon on the new valves. Joe is in the passenger seat just enjoying the ride and can't help but looking over at his dad and the big smile on his face. It's like 20 years of wear and tear, 20 years of constant pain has been lifted off his face. There's a twinkle of happiness in his eye and Joe couldn't be happier for his dad.
Spending a week up on the mountain finishing up the car Joe hasn't been paying any attention to what is going on in the news. Other than the phone call from his cousin Joe hasn't given the whole house on fire thing a second thought. With the car done his mind slowly starts to turn towards his up coming match this weekend and the coronation cup, and so has it started to cross Green Man's mind.
GM "Joey! I heard you the other night, well I read..ya....I mean I read what you said the other day."
Joe glances over at his dad. "Oh you saw that?"
GM "Yeah I did."
JJ "Well that's all that matters then."
GM "I didn't know that about your Mother's family."
JJ "Yeah well don't we all have skeletons in our closest? Like I said, or wrote...whatever that was a long time ago and he got what he got and the world is better for it. You can't say anything good about a man who's job in life was killing people. Some of my aunts and uncle when I asked them about it said during the trials that he was just following orders. He was a solider in the SS and that was his duty. Just following orders he kept saying but my aunt, she always felt that he didn't need orders to do what he did. That he would have acted the way he did regardless. Everyone else felt that too. That's why they put him in front of the firing squad. I mean..."
Joe clears his throat.
JJ "I don't want to talk about him anymore. I gave that bastard more air time than he should have ever gotten. He's rotting in hell where he belongs. I know to some it might look like I'm hiding that part of my family history from everyone, but I don't see it that way. Sometimes history needs to stay where it is, forgotten about and buried in the past."
GM "I understand that."
At this point they start to enter the town.
GM "But Joey I think you need to rethink your position on the Coronation Cup."
Joe frowns. "Why?"
GM "People care a lot about that cup."
JJ "And they can. I just don't care about it."
GM "But you got off to a good start in it. You have a chance to win it.'
JJ "All I wanted to do was beat Troy Vincent because I said....I could beat him. I knew I could beat him. And I did just that. I beat Troy Vincent. Soon I will beat Caleb Hart."
GM "So the cup is more of less a distraction for you?"
They roll up to a stop light and it's a red light. There's a couple of people out and about and they stop and look at the car. A old lady points and goes "Hey! It's you!"
Joe waves at the old lady, flashes a smile thinking she is a fan, maybe a fan of her dad. He doesn't think anything of it. "The cup is not my goal right now. My goal is getting Hart in the ring one on one and taking that TV title from him. Period!"
The light turns green and they start to roll through the intersection. More people are now taking notice. Green Man waves and smiles as does Joe. One guy steps out of a barber shop on the corner and starts yelling "YOU ASSHOLE!" Joe just figures that guy takes his wrestling real serious.
GM "But winning that cup Joey is worth ten times than what that TV title will ever be worth to your career!"
JJ "I know! I'm not saying that winning that cup will be a walk in the park for anyone this year, last year, the year before and the year before that. You have to bust your ass and be lucky as hell to get to the finals in this thing. Who ever gets that far in the tournament my hat is off to him. You have to be driven to win this tournament. You have to have being the 2013 Coronation Cup winner your goal. It's got to be something in your heart."
The light is red as well. It's a small town, word travel fast and a couple of people are at that corner and they don't look happy. As they roll to a stop the 2-3 people all point at Joe. One guy breaks out his smart phone and snaps a pic. Joe smiles, waves. In the wrestling world he is somewhat of a Caleb.
GM "What is going on today? Normally I can walk down this street and no one says anything. Today everyone is the paparazzi."
JJ "Yeah how about that. Oh well. Like I was saying. My goal is the TV title. Defeating Hart. Hell I think after calling Vincent out on it I think his goal of being a Grand Slam Champion is now my goal and if I win the Cup, get my World title shot and I dunno everything goes my way and I win that before getting my hands on Hart and the TV title, I'm afraid I'll end up like troy being told I'm too good to lower myself to win the TV title. You see why I don't want to win the Cup?"
Green light go!
GM "What is up with people today?"
JJ "No idea."
GM "I can understand.....your view point....What the fuck?"
A older gentlemen steps out into the road with a baseball bat in hand. He looks pissed. He looks like he going to swing the bat and hit the car, not knowing what the fuck is going on Green Man steps on it a tad and swerves around the guy who then yells out "NAZI SCUMBAG!" towards Joe and his dad. Joe glances over his shoulder at the guy as they make their way down the road.
JJ "A little early to be drinking isn't it buddy?"
GM "No shit!"
To be continued......
Insider with Kip Anderson
live from Anderson, South Carolina
30 minutes later and Hatemonger has left and Kip threw a huge party! Strippers, Crack, Kayne West live, Strippers with Crack in their cracks! HA! Just kidding. No seriously that will be tonight.....okay it won't.
Kip the professional that he is is ready to roll even though we do not see Double J Joe Jones.
KA "Hello UWL fans and this is Kip Anderson with your daily UWL Insider Live update and today I am here in Anderson South Carolina where I was suppose to meet with Double J Joe Jones today but as you can see Double J is not here today."
Creeping into the shot is a tree. a big bushy, lush, leafy tree in a big flower pot. At first Kip doesn't see the tree.
KA "I have tried to reach Double J but as of right this second he has yet to get back with me. As you know this week Double J is facing Xplode in the second round in the Coronation cup Block B round robin tournament. 2 weeks ago Joe Jones scored a huge win over Troy Vincent giving him 2 points in his block, creating a tie at the top of the rankings with his opponent this week in Xplode. This is a match that many are saying...."
The tree lifts up and moves closer towards Kip by a couple of feet and this time Kip spots it. Kinda hard to miss a tree moving towards you.
KA "...this could be the match of the night...Excuse me? Hello? Who is this?"
The tree lifts up and again and moves even closer to Kip, now stopping right next to him. The tree than begins to talk, in a deep voice. Clearly someone is standing behind the tree trying to disguise his voice. As the tree "talks" one or more of it's branches shake.
"Hello Kip. It is me! Double T, Tommy Tree!"
Kip closes his eyes and pauses for a second making sure he heard that right before blurting out "What?"
TT "I'm Tommy Tree! I'm facing Xplode this week at the TV tapings Kip! Didn't you get the memo?"
KA "No! No I didn't! Who is this!"
Kip starts to look inside of the tree and sitting in middle of the tree wearing camo from head to toe and has his face plastered with came paint is Double J Joe Jones. He acts surprised and closes the branches thus hiding him again.
KA "Joe! What in the blue blazes are you doing? Get out here!"
TT "I told you my name is Tom.....Tommy Tree! I'm fighting Xplode this week, not that guy Joe you said I was, which clearly I'm not. I'm Tommy Tree!!!!!"
The whole tree shakes allot loosing some leaves in the processes.
KA "You are not! I clearly saw you!"
Joe sticks his head out from inside the tree and glares at Kip. "Damn it Kip! Can't you play along? Don't you know I'm a internationally wanted man?" and Joe dashes back in the tree.
Kip sighs. "Okay fine. Now Tom..."
TT "Tommy Tree! Double T."
KA "Tommy Tree I didn't get the memo."
TT "You should check your email and start wearing 24 pieces of flair once you get that memo! I Double T Tommy Tree will be replacing that scumbag Joe Jones in the Coronation Cup tournament and it starts here tonight as I, A mighty Oak tree will take on Xplode!"
KA "I will keep a eye out for that memo. So...huh...Tommy Tree I don't know anything about you. Can you tell us something about you?"
TT "Gladly Kip! I'm a Red Oak tree! You can buy me at Home Depot for....holy shit $299.99 plus tax! I'm a over priced Red oak tree and I'm from Scottland...."
KA "And Oak tree? From Scottland?"
TT "Yes! Because in the fall when my leaves turn red and fall to the ground, I'm a Ginger! In the winter I'm a bald bastard oak tree! In the spring when I start to pollinate with other trees, I'm a horny oak tree full of horny toads and in the summer, when I grow my thick lush covering that covers my twig and berries, like now! I'm Tommy Tree! Professional wrestler!"
KA "So...How do you know Double J Joe Jones then? Did Joe ask you to replace him in the match?"
TT "Ah yes! I never thought of that but Yes I do know Joe Jones! He is my friend. We became good friends early in life."
KA "How?"
TT "Because we both share a common theme. We both have big slabs of wood!"
KA "I should have known better...."
TT "Somehow Joe has gotten in hot water with Interpol and he didn't want Xplode to stand in the ring and look like a idiot. So Joe called me while he takes care of his legal issues to take his spot here tomorrow night! He said don't worry about it. Anyone can beat Xplode he said. He said to wear a push up bra and stuff it full of wet wipes and he'll be distracted and you can pin him thus getting the win and that is what I plan on doing to him Kip! I'm going to go in and have my bush trimmed back some, get a nice little red number and caress his face, run my fingers over his big manly chest, play with the few strands of chest hair he has and stroke those big old paws he calls hands. I'm going to lay him down on the mat, rub his feet and tell him how much of a god he looks like to me. I will whisper how they should write stories of his greatness, the battles he won and the worlds he destroyed and how much that turns me on. I will do all of this as the referee counts...one, two.....and three! I will look deeply in his eyes and tell him how much I love his scent, how my mouth waters to just taste his sweat as the referee raises my branches in victory. I will confess how my tree trunk aches for his touch and how my heart races just to be in the same building as him. Then I will watch as it sinks in that thick skull of his as I tell him the 2 points I just won, I will give to my best friend Joe Jones and he now has 4 points and a commanding lead in the point standing as he has just lost round 2! His desire, his hopes, his dreams of ending up like Christian Kane, a Coronation Cup winner is fleeting! All the hard work he has put forth, all the money he spent in Miami, or so I have heard, if what I heard is true, will all be for nothing. He will soon join Troy Vincent, just another name on the path towards the Cup, 2 guys who will just end up hoping to play the spoiler role against Mark Thomason in dashing away his hopes and dreams of advancing in the Coronation cup. Next week Alex Kharne's hopes and dreams of being the next great Coronation Cup Winner will soon come to a end as my friend Double J will defeat him opening even more eyes in the UWL at the greatness, the legend that is, Joe Jones!"
KA "Well that was all nice and everything Joe..."
TT "I told you I'm Tommy Tree!"
Kip lowers his mic and shakes his head. "I'm done here." he says and drops the mic and walks away leaving Tommy just resting there but then again that is what trees do, just hang out and stand there all day.
TT "Kip? Kip? Okay I'll just wait right here."
Fade to Black.