Post by Steve Sinclair on Jan 9, 2015 14:22:56 GMT
Team Billy Bad Ass?
Babymetal fills the air as it is blasted through a 80's looking boom box that is sitting in a corner of the locker room in the Differ Ariake Arena in Tokyo. Sitting in front of his locker wrapping his wrist is the seven foot four inch "500" pound monster of a man named Steve Sinclair. Hanging in the locker behind him is his suit as he had taken it off for the week. No one wrestles in a suit and Steve didn't want to ruin it so off it came. Steve is wearing black jeans and his black wrestling boots as he is slowly wrapping his one wrist up.
"Normally Ryan, I would get up and walk across the room and shove my boot down your throat for talking the kind of smack you just laid out there for the world. But. I'm not in my twenties anymore and to be honest with ya. I'm not looking for a fight with you and you know."
Steve nods his head a little bit.
"I get it. I mean really, other than breaking Joe Jones' leg around the corner post and chasing NASCAR Billy from the UWL, and then unmasking DJR and wrecking the tag division by sending Spotter packing. What have I done in the UWL to warrant any sort of respect? Every dude who would normally never see the light of day inside a UWL ring let alone see action inside of one on tour in Japan....they are going to run their mouths. And other than the match against Joe. I doubt you have any idea of who I am, what I have done. What I am capable of doing. But like I said. I'm not some young buck anymore and this tag match this week. Isn't about you and....and who ever it is you are teaming up against. No this week is about me and Billy tearing down a wall and building a bridge. A bridge of trust."
Steve finishes wrapping his one wrist and he holds the tape in his hand and gets ready to wrap his other wrist.
"Now I'll be the first to admit that hiring Assault and Battery to take out Racin' Tyme was a bit......"
Steve shrugs.
"harsh but it was something that had to happen. I'm glad to hear that Yugo will be okay and that he can live a normal life. I'm sure as we speak he's climbing back up on his horse and heading out to rustle up the cattle or whatever it was he did before wrestling. But let's be honest here. Yugo. Spotter. Whatever you want to call him was the third wheel in a two man team. He was bring down the team. He was holding Billy back. The only reason that team ever won the tag titles was because of Billy. I mean. Look. Racin' Tyme, their record wasn't all that great. On the other hand DJR was undefeated in singles action. Why is that? Also, Why was it that Spotter never had a match by himself? Listen. I don't want to throw dirt on a guy with a busted up neck but the guy. Well he sucked. He was lousy. Now Billy on the other hand."
Steve brushes his hair back quick.
"Billy is a star who quite hasn't reached his potential in the UWL. I believe in Billy. That is why I insist I should be his manager. I know how it is to be the face of a company. I know what it takes to climb to the top of the mountain and stay at the top. There is this air of entitlement that you need. This streak of ruthlessness you have to have. A never quit attitude. And well."
Steve holds his hands out getting ready to say something that may or may not be true.
"Billy doesn't have any of that. Nanook was never going to give him that. He's not going to learn that from Ryan Murphy and...and...and who ever he found to tag with. Those two guys will never be the driving force behind Billy. But me? I will be. I know Billy has it inside of him to climb that ladder to the very top of the UWL! I know that Billy has the make up, I can see Billy carrying those 3 belts down to the ring with the fans cheering him on as their new Triple Crown Champion. Hell! He might not say it publicly but even Jay Jefferson knows this. Why else would he help Billy out with the mask and finding a loophole? Everyone can see this in Billy but Billy. I want to help him see this inside of himself too. But I can't do this out his trust. He has to trust me. I need him to have trust in me. Together....I swear to god we would be unstoppable. That is why I want this tag match. I will get in that ring with him and stand next to him and fight and claw to the top of the UWL. We will win this match and that is just the start."
In the background is NASCAR Billy. He has his arms crossed while listening to Steve. Steve catches a glimpse of him out of the corner of his eye and slowly stands up. Billy slowly steps towards Steve.
"Ima just gunna fer a second take a step back and let's just say dat I believe ya. Maybe you really and truly want to help me, guide me or what ever you said you want to do fer me. Let's say dis here match goes off without a hitch and we win and maybe we start buildin' dis here bridge of trust. It ain't no secret dat I want to be a champion again in da UWL and from what Nanook says."
"Nanook...please."
"Now he did tell me dat you could show me how to reach da top of the pyramid. Believe it or not he did have one or two good things to say about ya and I trust Nanook more den anyone I knows. If you truly mean dis. If you really want dis to work a couple of things have to change."
"I'm listening."
"First. Stop takin' all of my money! Ima busting my ass off in dat ring, so stop takin' it all. Second. Stop bullin' me around. We might not see eye to eye and dat all stems back to what ya did to Joe Jones. Dat is da issue I have with ya. It's time to let go of the past and just let it be water under the bridge. You know you might not be so damn grumpy if you always didn't have a axe to grind. And lastly. You go and see Joe and say yer sorry. Sorry fer everything. His leg, da sale of the company thing. The money. Everything. Time to let it all go! You do dat. Fix dat! Maybe. Maybe we can work together."
Steve rubs his chin and brushes his hair back and looks Billy in the eye. He extends his hand.
"I can change. If that is what I have to do. I can do it."
Billy looks at Steve hand and slowly extends his and shakes Steve hand.
"Ima trusting ya."
Steve smiles.
"This is a nice start to that bridge and to the future Billy."
Fade out.