Post by Steve Sinclair on Feb 9, 2014 15:08:23 GMT
After a few weeks away from his second home I guess you could say, Joe got a rental car and drove through the night to reach Knoxville in the morning. As soon as Joe opened the door on his apartment he dropped his bags on the couch, ripped off his shirt and dropped in on his bag and headed towards the bedroom. As he walks through the doorway of his bedroom he unzips his shorts and lets them fall to the ground after kicking off his sandals and Joe climbs into bed, his bed and closes his eyes. Soon the aches and pains from his match with Xplode and the confutation with Hart backstage start to loosen up and melt away as Joe drifts off into dream land.............
The big day
part 2
JJ "Why was that guy in middle of the street with a baseball bat?"
GM "Ah who knows. They have a lot of drunks in this town. Nothing to do but drink."
JJ "So where is this place?"
GM "Just down here..."
The come to another stop light and of course it is red. No one is standing on this corner so it's all normal like. The light turns green and Green Man takes his foot off the brake and onto the gas and he was a little heavy with the foot and the tires break free and chirp some. Green Man smirks under neath that huge beard of his.
GM "So Joey what is the plan after this week?"
JJ "What do you mean?"
GM "I can't see you coming back here you know. It'll be a couple of weeks before the car is done at the body shop."
JJ "So what are you saying? You don't like my company?"
GM "No but at some point you have to go back to the norm you know. You can't keep going half way up some mountain to see your pops. This tournament is big you know. You need a proper work out soon."
JJ "Yeah I know."
GM "It is only going to get harder from here on out. Take your match this weekend. Xplode?"
JJ "Yeah."
GM "Tough cookie that guy is."
JJ "I know. Won't be easy."
GM "Next week you have...Alex....Alex....don't tell me."
JJ "Did you hack that dish of yours or something? There is no reason why you should get UWL programing up here."
GM "The Internet is a wonderful thing Joey. Kharne! Alex Kharne! That's who you are facing."
JJ "Yes Alex Kharne. This will be the first time I get in the ring with him."
GM "That boy is hungry Joey. If he doesn't get past Troy this week, you better look out."
Joe looks out the window as they turn a side street and follow a stream a bit before turning into the driveway for the body shop.
GM "Here we are. Time for my baby to get painted."
JJ "Good."
"Joe....Joe....you awake?"
That's the sound Joe is awaken by hours later when Jeffery Hatemonger is poking him. Joe slowly opens his eyes and standing in his bedroom is Hatemonger.
"Oh good man. Listen I wanted to talk to you."
"Right now?"
"You're up Right?"
Joe covers himself up with a sheet and slowly sits up in bed. "Yeah I guess."
JH "So I was wondering since you fired Nanook and all if I was fired too?"
JJ "What?"
JH "Nanook. You fired him."
JJ "Yeah yeah I know."
JH "So...like am I fired too? I've got to know because the rent is due on the gym and I'm not going to pay for that out of pocket you know."
JJ "Man I don't know.....wait? I wasn't paying you to begin with! You took it upon yourself to put that gym together!"
Hatemonger thinks about it for a second. "You know now that you mentioned it I haven't been getting paid."
Joe rubs his eyes. "How much is it?"
JH "Is what?"
JJ "The rent?"
Hatemonger looks around the bedroom. "For a place like this? I don't know it is kinda small."
JJ "NO! Not this place! On the gym! How much is the rent of the gym?"
JH "Oh! I got it real cheap! It's only 250 bucks plus the light bill and that is kinda cheap too. I turned off every breaker but two. The bill I just got was only 200 bucks."
JJ "So you need 450 then?"
JH "Renters insurance is due too."
JJ "You got renters on that place?"
JH "I've got to cover my stuff you know."
JJ "So how much is that?"
JH "50 bucks."
JJ "So we're at 500 then?"
JH "Yeah."
Joe sighs. "Okay I need to get some training in. I'm going to shower, get something to eat and go for a run and then I'll stop by the bank and get you some money. Okay?"
JH "How...much money are you getting?"
Joe glares at Hatemonger. "500?"
JH "Okay! Cool! So I'll wait for you at the gym then?"
JJ "Yeah!"
JH "Okay!"
Inside the old beaten up practice ring at Hatemonger's gym is Double J Joe Jones where he is leaning on the top rope with his forearms and has his head titled downwards staring at the mat. Wearing his tights and a brand new UWL Hoodie with the hood up Joe doesn't look up as he address the camera.
"So Caleb Hart has finally accepted my challenge I issued to him in what feels like a life time ago. Little old Caleb Hart didn't like that I used his move on him, to help him beat the big bad Wolf Parker. (a little snicker from Double J) I love it when ever someone like Wolf Parker or myself takes the fight to Hart, and we everything to beat him but for some reason or another the match doesn't fall our way, Hart acts like he was surprised. Then he throws out the old and tired line of "Wolf Parker isn't even at my level." No....No Wolf Parker isn't at your level Hart."
Double J slowly looks up.
"He's above it. I stood on the outside of that ring and I was enjoying watching Wolf Parker getting the best of you Hart. Parker almost had you there a couple of times and when he lifted you in the buckle bomb.....man that's when I had a internal conflict going on. On one hand."
Joe holds out his left hand and looks at it, the top of his hoodie hiding his eyes.
"I am like, Fuck yeah Parker throw his ass into the buckles and pin him and get yourself the win! A big win over the TV Champion! You go with your bad self Parker. BUT! In the other hand."
Joe holds out his Right hand and looks at his Right hand.
"I can't have this guy coming into the UWL and beating the TV Champ like this! If he does he will want a shot at the title.....my title! Sorry Wolf but I wasn't going to allow that shit to happen. It was a complete dick move on my part, 100% selfish of me but I couldn't have you beat Caleb Hart! So I did what I did. I can understand if you are mad at me. Deep down in the bottom of my heart I feel awful about taking away a victory from you. But I can't have someone like you beating Hart. Not Right now that is."
Joe places his hands behind him as he looks into the camera.
"Hart....I will be in that ring this weekend to hear what you have to say. Despite what you say you haven't beaten me three times. Only once and let's be honest Hart, you got lucky in that win. You know I want this match. You know I want that title of yours. I can't wait to hear what you have to say and what kind of match you want to set. Won't help you thou. "
Joe reaches up and removes the hood off his head.
"But enough about Hart. I will all the time in the world to talk about him in a few weeks. This week is the 3rd match in the hardest block of them all, Block B. A block that will come down to the final match to see who wins the block and moves on to the semi and......we can talk about last week till we are blue in the face but the bottom line is, we ran out of time. After 30 minutes Xplode and I were still standing. If this was a non Coronation Cup match this wouldn't be a big deal, but it was and we each got 1 point. You would be a fool to think that that one point isn't going to come back and haunt us. That 1 point is like a dagger Right in the back because in three short weeks X and I, we might have to go to battle again to get that other point. "
Double J shrugs.
"You might be thinking, But Joe you don't care about the cup so why would you sweat one point? It's because my only purpose in this tournament is to play spollier. I want to be that guy who knocks guys out of the tournament and I had my shot last week to knock X from the tournament and I didn't get it done. It's unfinished in my book. To finish it I have to run the tables, I have two matches left and I need to win them both to get another shot at Xplode to knock him out of the cup and this week.....it starts with Alex Kharne. This week not only do I begin down the road on spoiler mania, but I get to knock the first person out of the tournament in Alex Kharne.
When I first came to the UWL I heard allot of things about allot of guys and one of those guys was you Alex, but after watching you display so far in this tournament I am wondering why there was such a fuss over you. 2 matches, no wins. No points. If you thought you needed the points last week against Troy, man you really need some points this week but unfortunately for you, you won't be getting any points from me this week. It's no secret that I have no desire in winning the Coronation cup but I will get pleasure from eliminating you from having any chance in winning it this week."
Joe takes a step towards the ropes as the camera slowly pans in.
"I have won everywhere I have been. The start here was rocky, but after beating Troy Vincent and going to the limit with X.....I have turned things around and I'm starting to leave my mark on the UWL. This week you will feel my mark and taste defeat once again Kharne. Prepare yourself because I won't need 30 minutes to finish you off. Consider yourself warned."
FTB.
The big day
part 2
JJ "Why was that guy in middle of the street with a baseball bat?"
GM "Ah who knows. They have a lot of drunks in this town. Nothing to do but drink."
JJ "So where is this place?"
GM "Just down here..."
The come to another stop light and of course it is red. No one is standing on this corner so it's all normal like. The light turns green and Green Man takes his foot off the brake and onto the gas and he was a little heavy with the foot and the tires break free and chirp some. Green Man smirks under neath that huge beard of his.
GM "So Joey what is the plan after this week?"
JJ "What do you mean?"
GM "I can't see you coming back here you know. It'll be a couple of weeks before the car is done at the body shop."
JJ "So what are you saying? You don't like my company?"
GM "No but at some point you have to go back to the norm you know. You can't keep going half way up some mountain to see your pops. This tournament is big you know. You need a proper work out soon."
JJ "Yeah I know."
GM "It is only going to get harder from here on out. Take your match this weekend. Xplode?"
JJ "Yeah."
GM "Tough cookie that guy is."
JJ "I know. Won't be easy."
GM "Next week you have...Alex....Alex....don't tell me."
JJ "Did you hack that dish of yours or something? There is no reason why you should get UWL programing up here."
GM "The Internet is a wonderful thing Joey. Kharne! Alex Kharne! That's who you are facing."
JJ "Yes Alex Kharne. This will be the first time I get in the ring with him."
GM "That boy is hungry Joey. If he doesn't get past Troy this week, you better look out."
Joe looks out the window as they turn a side street and follow a stream a bit before turning into the driveway for the body shop.
GM "Here we are. Time for my baby to get painted."
JJ "Good."
"Joe....Joe....you awake?"
That's the sound Joe is awaken by hours later when Jeffery Hatemonger is poking him. Joe slowly opens his eyes and standing in his bedroom is Hatemonger.
"Oh good man. Listen I wanted to talk to you."
"Right now?"
"You're up Right?"
Joe covers himself up with a sheet and slowly sits up in bed. "Yeah I guess."
JH "So I was wondering since you fired Nanook and all if I was fired too?"
JJ "What?"
JH "Nanook. You fired him."
JJ "Yeah yeah I know."
JH "So...like am I fired too? I've got to know because the rent is due on the gym and I'm not going to pay for that out of pocket you know."
JJ "Man I don't know.....wait? I wasn't paying you to begin with! You took it upon yourself to put that gym together!"
Hatemonger thinks about it for a second. "You know now that you mentioned it I haven't been getting paid."
Joe rubs his eyes. "How much is it?"
JH "Is what?"
JJ "The rent?"
Hatemonger looks around the bedroom. "For a place like this? I don't know it is kinda small."
JJ "NO! Not this place! On the gym! How much is the rent of the gym?"
JH "Oh! I got it real cheap! It's only 250 bucks plus the light bill and that is kinda cheap too. I turned off every breaker but two. The bill I just got was only 200 bucks."
JJ "So you need 450 then?"
JH "Renters insurance is due too."
JJ "You got renters on that place?"
JH "I've got to cover my stuff you know."
JJ "So how much is that?"
JH "50 bucks."
JJ "So we're at 500 then?"
JH "Yeah."
Joe sighs. "Okay I need to get some training in. I'm going to shower, get something to eat and go for a run and then I'll stop by the bank and get you some money. Okay?"
JH "How...much money are you getting?"
Joe glares at Hatemonger. "500?"
JH "Okay! Cool! So I'll wait for you at the gym then?"
JJ "Yeah!"
JH "Okay!"
Inside the old beaten up practice ring at Hatemonger's gym is Double J Joe Jones where he is leaning on the top rope with his forearms and has his head titled downwards staring at the mat. Wearing his tights and a brand new UWL Hoodie with the hood up Joe doesn't look up as he address the camera.
"So Caleb Hart has finally accepted my challenge I issued to him in what feels like a life time ago. Little old Caleb Hart didn't like that I used his move on him, to help him beat the big bad Wolf Parker. (a little snicker from Double J) I love it when ever someone like Wolf Parker or myself takes the fight to Hart, and we everything to beat him but for some reason or another the match doesn't fall our way, Hart acts like he was surprised. Then he throws out the old and tired line of "Wolf Parker isn't even at my level." No....No Wolf Parker isn't at your level Hart."
Double J slowly looks up.
"He's above it. I stood on the outside of that ring and I was enjoying watching Wolf Parker getting the best of you Hart. Parker almost had you there a couple of times and when he lifted you in the buckle bomb.....man that's when I had a internal conflict going on. On one hand."
Joe holds out his left hand and looks at it, the top of his hoodie hiding his eyes.
"I am like, Fuck yeah Parker throw his ass into the buckles and pin him and get yourself the win! A big win over the TV Champion! You go with your bad self Parker. BUT! In the other hand."
Joe holds out his Right hand and looks at his Right hand.
"I can't have this guy coming into the UWL and beating the TV Champ like this! If he does he will want a shot at the title.....my title! Sorry Wolf but I wasn't going to allow that shit to happen. It was a complete dick move on my part, 100% selfish of me but I couldn't have you beat Caleb Hart! So I did what I did. I can understand if you are mad at me. Deep down in the bottom of my heart I feel awful about taking away a victory from you. But I can't have someone like you beating Hart. Not Right now that is."
Joe places his hands behind him as he looks into the camera.
"Hart....I will be in that ring this weekend to hear what you have to say. Despite what you say you haven't beaten me three times. Only once and let's be honest Hart, you got lucky in that win. You know I want this match. You know I want that title of yours. I can't wait to hear what you have to say and what kind of match you want to set. Won't help you thou. "
Joe reaches up and removes the hood off his head.
"But enough about Hart. I will all the time in the world to talk about him in a few weeks. This week is the 3rd match in the hardest block of them all, Block B. A block that will come down to the final match to see who wins the block and moves on to the semi and......we can talk about last week till we are blue in the face but the bottom line is, we ran out of time. After 30 minutes Xplode and I were still standing. If this was a non Coronation Cup match this wouldn't be a big deal, but it was and we each got 1 point. You would be a fool to think that that one point isn't going to come back and haunt us. That 1 point is like a dagger Right in the back because in three short weeks X and I, we might have to go to battle again to get that other point. "
Double J shrugs.
"You might be thinking, But Joe you don't care about the cup so why would you sweat one point? It's because my only purpose in this tournament is to play spollier. I want to be that guy who knocks guys out of the tournament and I had my shot last week to knock X from the tournament and I didn't get it done. It's unfinished in my book. To finish it I have to run the tables, I have two matches left and I need to win them both to get another shot at Xplode to knock him out of the cup and this week.....it starts with Alex Kharne. This week not only do I begin down the road on spoiler mania, but I get to knock the first person out of the tournament in Alex Kharne.
When I first came to the UWL I heard allot of things about allot of guys and one of those guys was you Alex, but after watching you display so far in this tournament I am wondering why there was such a fuss over you. 2 matches, no wins. No points. If you thought you needed the points last week against Troy, man you really need some points this week but unfortunately for you, you won't be getting any points from me this week. It's no secret that I have no desire in winning the Coronation cup but I will get pleasure from eliminating you from having any chance in winning it this week."
Joe takes a step towards the ropes as the camera slowly pans in.
"I have won everywhere I have been. The start here was rocky, but after beating Troy Vincent and going to the limit with X.....I have turned things around and I'm starting to leave my mark on the UWL. This week you will feel my mark and taste defeat once again Kharne. Prepare yourself because I won't need 30 minutes to finish you off. Consider yourself warned."
FTB.