International Title: Chronic vs. The Invincible

[Shane Powers]

For the International Title:
Chronic vs. The Invincible

Only the participants may reply in this thread. Deadline is 18/01

[Chronic]

*The ExWA cameras flair to life inside the ExWA arena, a scant few hours after this weeks Xtreme Zone has gone off the air. The arena is deathly silent and dimly lit. At one end of the dimly lit concourse stands a dark figure, his head bowed, carrying a gym bag in his left hand and a lit cigarette in the other. As he slowly walks through the concourse, away from the camera, the camera rushes down the hall to catch up with this ExWA Superstar but even though they get close the Superstars identity is still hidden by the shadows of the dimly lit arena. A dim light emanates from an archway to the dark figures right. He turns and stands in the archway, his back still towards the camera. The camera focuses in to reveal the empty seats and wrestling ring over the dark figures shoulder. A spotlight is focused at the center of the wrestling ring. The figure sighs deeply and turns and in the light the camera captures the image of Chronic’s dimly lit face, which lights up even more with an orange glow form the joint between his lips. He looks into the camera, his face showing the worry of what is to come for 3 SOS and his own future in ExWA and the disappointment of losing two of the most important matches of his career. He shakes his head sadly ignoring the presence of the camera and camera crew. He snuffs out the joint and continues down the hall. *

Chronic (Thinking): Well, I guess its goodbye to Xtreme Zone and hello to Action Zone. I wouldn’t mind so much, but I don’t want to leave Corpse behind on Action Zone. Damn that Winter Sanderson! Why couldn’t he have just left 3 SOS alone, what does he have against us that is so bad that he would deliberately break us up? Why can’t I seem to win a match in ExWA? I’m starting to wonder is signing here was a mistake. A contact is a contract. But I’ll only take this crap for so long. the figure gets closer everyone can see that the figures face is painted black and white. It is none other than Wicked Jester, the king of pranks and currant Death match Champion. Jester smiles at Chronic. *

Jester: Well, good luck in Action Zone, man. I guess that’s where you belong considering you can’t even win a match against and old man like Flair. Or beat a muscle kisser like Johnny “Menstrual” Magnum. You’re just lucky you got traded to Action Zone and didn’t have to face the king of pranks.

Chronic: Fuck off, Jester. I’m not in the mood for any of your bull Ronald Steamer.

Jester: Awe come on, Chronic. Everyone loves a clown. They help turn those frowns upside down.

*Chronic glares at Jester but says nothing. He shoulders his gym bag and stalks off as Jester laughs evilly. *

Jester (calling after Chronic): Hey Chronic you has-been! Have fun on 2nd grade Action Zone. Don’t forget to have fun and say whooooo ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!!!!

*Chronic flips Jester off over his shoulder and continues on through the concourse until he arrives at the elevator that will takes him down to the arena floor backstage. He presses the button and waits for the car to arrive. *

Chronic (Thinking): Jester is right about one thing. I have yet to win a match here on ExWA. Has my skill in the ring diminished or is it just the booking? Maybe I’m just not that big of a draw for the fans anymore. Maybe the fans are getting sick of me. I don’t know. All I know is Vegito and I will just have to press on without Corpse. But does that mean we become 2 SOS or do we have to find another good Superstar to join us? I feel as if with this trade we have been forced to abandon Corpse to the wolves. Not that he can’t take care of himself, he’s one of the very best wresters I’ve ever seen. But it’s hard to leave your friends. I just hope he knows that if he ever needs me, I’ll come running, I don’t care what show I’m on.

*The elevator car arrives and the door opens. Chronic steps inside and presses the button marked 1 as the door slides shut. A voice comes over the speaker in the elevator. *

Voice: Attention! You have selected a restricted area. Please state your name and your access code.

Chronic: Chronic…420247 (4:20’24/7). *

Within moments, the elevator stops and the doors open to the backstage area. Chronic steps out, looks both ways down the hall, and walks towards the stairs that take him to the curtain between backstage and on stage. He stands behind to curtain, takes a deep breath and sighs before going through onto the stage. He stands there looking out at the empty seats and the down to the ring. He closes his eyes and in his mind the Chronicaholics are calling his name. He’s heard it thousands of times and can recreate it in his mind perfectly. He opens his eyes and he sees thousands of Chronicaholics on their feet to see Actions Zone’s Highest High Flyer, the one and only…Chronic! Chronic walks down to the ring and climbs inside. He goes to a turnbuckle and salutes his Chronicaholics who roar out in approval. As Chronic hops down from the turnbuckle, he looks around and once again, the seats are empty. Chronic smiles sadly.

Chronic (Thinking): When I retire from the world of wrestling, all I will have left are memories such as this. They will be the only thing besides Mary Jane and my bong that will keep me company in my old age. But what kind of memories will they be? Will they be the kind that makes me wonder what might have been or will they be the kind that makes me smile and feel satisfied with my accomplishments. I guess that’s up to me. But in order for that to happen, I have to get myself out of this losing streak. I have to lose this negative attitude about competing on Action Zone. I have to lose the old prejudices I have from JWA about Action Zone being an inferior brand. This is a completely new federation, I have to remember that.

* Chronic drops his gym bag in the middle of the mat and hits the ropes. He bounces off, jumps over his gym bag, hits the opposite ropes and continues going back and forth until he is out of breath. He opens up the gym bag, retrieves a towel and wipes the sweat off his forehead. *

Chronic (Thinking): No! I will show the Chronicaholics, the other Superstars and especially myself that I belong here. I proved that a stoner could become a Main Eventer/Superstar in this business. I felt as if I had nothing else to prove. But I still have plenty to prove and I’m going to start proving it on the next Action Zone against The Invincible. The Invincible, your ass is grass…and I’m going to smoke it.

* Chronic picks up his gym bag, shoulders it, and sparks up another joint. He takes a deep toke, looks around one final time and leaves the ring. As he heads backstage to go out to the parking lot the camera fades to black. *

[The Invincible]

(The Action Zone fans back at the Reliant Astrodome in Houston are on their feet in excitement. They have just seen an exciting tag team ladder match between the team of Herod and Vegito and the team of Morbid Angel and Renee Marcel. Many of the excited fans have even dug their old Vengance t-shirts out of the attic to honor the former two time JWA:EWA Heavyweight Champion’s return. Many of the Houston natives, even right now as the show is on a commercial, are preparing to be amazed by the electrifying antics of the Action Zone superstars. Suddenly, the fans begin to notice a sudden change in the Action Vision screen. The color changes from a gray to a black. The fans wait in tons of excited anticipation for something to happen on the screen. Even a second seems like an eternity as the fans grow even more anxious just waiting for the excitement to keep coming their way. Finally, the Action Vision screen produces an image of what at first glance, appears to be just an open field. The fans are a little bit confused by this and start expressing puzzled looks. Just then, the camera pans to a road with a muscle car moving agilely through the right lane. The camera moves in on the car and realizes that the car is a red, white and blue Ford Mustang. The crowd soon realizes it is that of the HaRdCoRe Patriot, The Invincible and chaos is created. The camera man catches TI and his girlfriend in the middle of their conversation.)

Jessica: Hey Troy, do you ever think that sometimes you are a little too bold when you sign those contracts for your matches?

TI: I don’t get what you mean Jessica. I signed up for a match against Chronic for Action Zone so I can get back on track. I was never bold in doing that.

Jessica: Well don’t you think you’re in a little over your head? I mean, the guy is main eventer. You’re just returning.

TI: Well, why else do you think it’ll be hard for me?

Jessica: Well, the guy was ranked as the best ‘X’ Title Champion in JWA:EWA. It’s not going to be an easy accomplishment to topple that kind of man.

TI: Well sure, Chronic was a very honorable “4:20” Champion. At least I think that he was. But then again, I’m talking about his first reign as champion. In his second reign as champion, Chronic only held the title for about a week at the most. And plus, he won the title from Ric Flair, who got eliminated way before me in the tag team battle royal. And when he lost the belt to Morbid Angel, it wasn’t exactly as big of a match as I expected. Chronic isn’t much of champion compared to me.

Jessica: Well, how do you figure Troy? I mean, Chronic wasn’t that bad of a champion in his first reign. How do you think that you are going to be that much better than him?

TI: Well Jessica, he barely even had a challenge just winning the title. He only had to beat The Punisher, who barely even showed up for the match. I’ve had to go through superstars like the Virus and the late HaRdCoRe Warrior Thomas Evans just to even be considered a contender for the Undisputed Action Zone Championship. Then I had to beat the five hundred pound monster, the Big Show, and the former two time JWA:EWA World Heavyweight Champion, Vengance to get a shot at the title. Then, I had to go face off against 3T, Shadow and Soldier to defend my Extreme 24/7 Championship, which turned out to be one of the most brutal and intense matches that I have ever had the pleasure of participating in. Then, I had to go up against my best friend, Reaper, just to win the belt. Then, right after that, I had to face Shadow to defend my title. Hell, I remember that match’s beginning very well. It was a brutal start to a great reign as champion. After all of that, I defended the belt against superstars such as Shadow, The Corpse, Reaper and Triple D. Those are some big name players. I held that belt for over two months Jessica. That’s not only great, but that’s damn near phenomenal.

Jessica: Well, what about his Tag Team Championship reign? That’s not exactly something to be overlooked.

TI: Actually, it is. When Chronic won the belts, I think that I remember him only beating one man to win the belt. It was one of the biggest jobbers in all of JWA:EWA, Raven. Plus, I don’t even think that Chronic even pinned Raven to win the belts anyway. I remember that over glorified jobber, Bill Goldberg, doing the job. Then, when Chronic lost the tag team titles, he lost them to Morbid Angel and The Punisher. Morbid Angel isn’t all that bad, but when I went up against The Punisher, he sucked! I beat him like the little punk that he was, and still is. Hell, I think that Chronic even got pinned by The Punisher when it was all said and done. I haven’t gotten pinned by The Punisher even once. If that doesn’t put him a step below me, I don’t know what does.

Jessica: Well what about the tag team battle royal. Chronic eliminated Genocide. I don’t remember you throwing anyone over the top rope.

TI: You are right. I didn’t throw anybody over the top rope. But then again, I remember Reaper and I holding The Tiger in a double suplex. And right when I turned around, The Tiger was out of the ring and on the floor. The Tiger is definitely a man much bigger than Genocide. Plus, I’ve even defeated Genocide myself. But I beat his ass to a bloody pulp in an Ambulance match, and match much more brutal than a battle royal, if I do say so myself. Also, I think that I remember almost eliminating Virus in that match. Hell, Chronic couldn’t even touch Virus, even if he tried. That’s why Virus eliminated him. And I even stuck it out in that match to become one of the final three. That’s much better than getting tossed over the top rope three quarters of the way through the match like Chronic did.

Jessica: Well Virus is a pretty big mountain to climb. I mean, he’s beaten you already.

TI: Ah, but I have also defeated Virus, twice. I did it once in JWA:EWA and once in WWA. In WWA, I pinned his ass one, two three after a Freedom Slam. I ruined his chances of becoming the WWA Champion, and I had a lot of fun doing it. And in JWA:EWA, Virus laid down on the mat because he knew I was going to beat him. Then he remembered an old phrase, “If you can’t beat them, join them.” He joined forces with me in Hell’s Disciples and we haven’t fought since that. Chronic can’t touch Virus, but I’ve beat the man, twice.

Jessica: Well, back to belts. What about his HaRdCoRe Championship reign?

TI: What in the red, white and blue hell are you talking about? You mean to tell me that Chronic had a HaRdCoRe Title reign? Oh wait, I think that I remember that reign vaguely. I remember him defeating that has been The Diesel, David Stinberg for the title but I also remember him losing it in the HaRdCoRe Attack Zone to a little jobber named Whiplash. You see, Chronic just further added to worthlessness that the HaRdCoRe Championship acquired over the years. Sure, people like me, Tommy Polo, Virus, and so many others have added value to the belt. But people like Chronic, Shane O’ Riley, and The Punisher Brian Stinberg have demoted the belt to below worthless. Plus, just whom I’ve beaten to win the title makes me a better champion. I defeated the HaRdCoRe legend, Tommy Polo to win the belt in my first reign. Tommy Polo was around for many years and dominated the wrestling industry. The Diesel David Stinberg was just a stupid filler jobber meant to just soak up some extra time on JWA:EWA programs. Chronic sucked as a HaRdCoRe Champion, I know it, you know it, and all of America knows it.

Jessica: Well, you know that this International Title is going to be something you can be proud of if you win it.

TI: If?

Jessica: Well, people are starting to say you wouldn’t do it. They say that Chronic is too big of an obstacle.

TI: Well…

IT DOESN’T MATTER WHAT THEY SAY!!!

TI: I’ve named so many reasons that I am going to win that there shouldn’t be a doubt in your mind that you are looking at the next, and first, ExWA International Champion.

Jessica: You’re right, there isn’t.

*TBC*

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[The Invincible]

(TI and Jessica speed off into the sunset of the open field. The vehicle soon becomes more and more distant from the camera until it goes out of sight. The camera man cut back to the arena, where the Action Zone commentators, Dean Malenko and Ian Dawe, appear to be fighting over something.)

Dean Malenko: Look Dawe, I can see what your saying, but I still agree with The Invincible and Jessica, there is almost no doubt that TI will become the new International Champion.

Ian Dawe: And I STILL disagree. TI is just coming off of a serious injury. He needs a lot more time before he faces someone like Chronic.

Dean Malenko: Well, you really need to look a lot closer than what you do. TI is at one hundred percent. He made sure of that before he was going to come back. Plus, TI was great as Television Champion and Undisputed Action Zone Champion back in JWA:EWA. TI is ready for what Chronic has to to offer, and you know it.

Ian Dawe: Well still, Chronic has faced dozens of tough competitors back in JWA:EWA. You know, like Vegito, Ric Flair, The Punisher, Morbid Angel, Randy Orton and more.

Dean Malenko: Well look at what TI had to put up with in JWA:EWA! People like The Corpse, “The Outlaw” Senor Gomez, Tommy Polo, Triple D, Reaper and even more. Don’t count TI out on this one Dawe.

Ian Dawe: Well I guess you are right Malenko.

Dean Malenko: Well Duh! You always need convincing when it comes to TI. You just don’t see the potential that TI has had and still does. Dumb piece of Ronald Steamer!

Ian Dawe: You son of a bitch!

(Ian attempts to punch Malenko in the face, but Malenko moves his head out of the way and grabs Dawe by the wrist. Dean puts Ian in a wrist lock and Dawe taps like a little kid in a tantrum. Dean lets go and Dawe holds his wrist in pain.)

Ian Dawe: Dude, what the hell?!

Dean Malenko: Well, that’s why they call me the man of a thousand holds. Anyway up next, singles action, Herod vs. Driver, don’t go anywhere!

(Ian still holds his wrist in pain and Dean sits back and laughs at his colleague. The screen fades to a commercial for the new movie, “Coach Carter,” as a shot of Ian wrapping his wrist with tape is shown.)

Note: It's 4:23 pm over here and Shane told me that I had until 6 pm my time, so I think I got it up in time

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[Chronic]

I'm sorry that I didn't RP more. I was told by a Snitch that Mr. Invincable wasn't going to be RPing. I had another in the works, but I had things I had to get done today and won't have the time to finish it.