The RODimer to King

[Brian W.]

.:: Daniel Rodimer was seen in the locker room of the arena locker room where he had just been victorious in his first round King Of The Ring tournament match against The Undertaker. Rodimer was doing what Rodimer does, which consisted of him standing in front of the mirror admiring himself. He was seen doing a couple of poses in front of the mirror smiling at himself obviously excited that he had just won his first round match. Damien Sandow sat in the room with him in street clothes, packing his bag to get on the bus. Sandow was ignoring Rodimer even though Rodimer was begging for attention in front of the mirror. Rodimer eventually turned away from the mirror and looked towards Sandow who was still packing his bag. ::.

Daniel Rodimer: I told him Damien! I told The Undertaker I was going to beat him. I told him and I told the World! I truly am... The Man!

Damien Sandow: I know man. That was a pretty impressive win out there. You didn't let the darkness of his entrance get to you either! [Sarcastically.] I'm like a proud papa!

Daniel Rodimer: Really Damien? [Rodimer stared at Sandow for a moment. He picked up on the fact that Sandow was being sarcastic towards him.] But you are right I didn't let my fear get to me. I faced it head on and I conquered it. The Undertaker thought he was in my head, but I am the one that left him thinking about me after the match. I left him lying face down in his own yard. I guess he will have to figure out what to do with that grave he dug for me, huh? [Rodimer smiled as he stopped talking for a moment. Sandow took turns between packing his bag and looking up at Rodimer.] No matter what The Undertaker does here in EBWF he will always remember that he lost to me in his debut match. It shouldn't have come as a surprise to anyone though. When you look this good and you have the talent that I have running through my body, it takes more than a has been “phenom” to defeat you. When you have the muscles like this, when you have the pure talent that I possess, and when you have the best mentor in the business [Rodimer pointed to Sandow who accepted the compliment with a nod of his head.] you are going to win a fair share of your matches. I'm not going to lie, ever since we have teamed up, most things have been coming up roses. What color are roses? Red. The same color Brains and Brawn adopted as OUR color! [Rodimer quickly corrected himself.] Oh I forgot, I better not talk about our tag match or the fact that we have a tag team championship match waiting for us, because that means I am not focusing on the King of The Ring tournament. And to think The Undertaker thought he knew what he was talking about whenever he made that statement. Jokes on him. I mean, if you consider a dead person who can walk and talk being wrong is funny. [Rodimer paused.] Which I DO!

.:: Sandow visibly chuckled to himself as he sat in the same place. He had completed packing his stuff in the bag and had the bag sitting on the ground by his side. Sandow reached in to his pocket and pulled out a piece of paper that had been folded a couple of times. He unfolded the paper and appeared to be studying what was written on it. He ran his fingers through his beard a couple times because that is what smart people do when they are pondering things. Rodimer stood in the same place and was glaring at Sandow as if he were waiting for him to say something in response to the joke he had just made. After a couple more moments of an awkward silence Sandow looked up from the paper and started talking. ::.

Damien Sandow: Sometimes the things that come out of your mouth man... Hey, what is your favorite month of the year Daniel?

Daniel Rodimer: Month? I don't know. I had never really thought about it. But I know I can tell you I like the summer months more than any other time of the year.

Damien Sandow: Because of the hot weather? Because when the weather gets hot girls wear less clothing? Because you hate the cold and snowy weather? Because you grew up in Florida and it is always summer down there?

.:: Rodimer cut Sandow off. ::.

Daniel Rodimer: No, and before I sit here and listen to another reason you can just come up with I will tell you. [Rodimer hesitated.] I like the summer time because the sun is up longer during that season, which means there is more daytime and less nighttime.

Damien Sandow: And you like more daytime because you like to get stuff done and you can't get certain things done when it is dark outside right?

.:: As soon as Sandow said the word dark he got a look on his face. He suddenly realized what this explanation was all about. He got a puzzled look on his face as if he couldn't believe it was going to be able what it was about. ::.

Daniel Rodimer: Not exactly. [Again Rodimer hesitated.] I... I like it the most because there is less time when it is dark outside.

.:: Rodimer went from standing with a confident cocky attitude to slumping down looking like he was embarrassed. He was quick to salvage what was left of his confidence though as he spoke. ::.

Daniel Rodimer: But I am in the process of overcoming that fear. And in a couple years from now when we look back at this I guarantee we will look at me defeating The Undertaker as the first step in the process of eliminating my fear of the dark! [Rodimer paused and smiled again as he appeared to gain his confidence back.] Why did you ask that dumb question anyway?

Damien Sandow: I hardly think it was a dumb question. Just because you didn't like where it ended doesn't mean it was dumb. But I digress. I asked the question because; did you know my favorite month is March? I love using the match and percentages required when it comes to filling out those March Madness brackets. I have always been the best filling those things out. In fact, if I would have joined that Billion dollar bracket tournament last year... let's just say I wouldn't be sitting here right now. I'd be sitting at the top. [Sandow smiled and paused.] The reason I bring those brackets up is because I am doing quite well on the King of The Ring bracket too! I would like to point out that since I am the only one filling the bracket out, I am going to have the best one this time too! Already the champion KOTR picker!

Daniel Rodimer: Well I know you picked me. Nobody in their right mind would have picked The Undertaker over The Big Deal Daniel Rodimer. I mean come on, I'm the man! [Rodimer smiled and posed his little pose.] Anyway, like I said I knew going in to that match I was good for a win. I'm too good to lose to someone that is old enough to be my grandpa!

Damien Sandow: Yes, Daniel, you are GOOD. You did a GOOD job in your match. I think you have a GOOD chance of going pretty far in this tournament. GOOD should be your middle name. Daniel GOOD Rodimer!

Daniel Rodimer: Uh... Yeah, sure. What's up with you screaming the word good over and over again? I am standing right here ya know?...

Damien Sandow: Yeah Daniel I know where you are standing. Buffoon! [Sandow paused and smiled.] Let's play a game Daniel. I was just looking at the King of The Ring Tournament bracket and saw who your next opponent is going to be. Instead of just telling you I am going to make you figure it out! But I promise it won't be that hard. Ready?

.:: Rodimer took a pose as if he were getting ready to run a race. ::.

Daniel Rodimer: READY!

Damien Sandow: [Under his breath.] A little too excited... [Normal voice.] Okay here we go. What is the opposite of GOOD?

Daniel Rodimer: Bad! Bad!

Damien Sandow: Correct! Now, what is a local television show people watch at night to get their weather and updates on what is going on in their community?

Daniel Rodimer: Umm... The News?

Damien Sandow: Yes! Just remove 'The' from it.

Daniel Rodimer: Bad and news. Got it.

Damien Sandow: If something was once extremely hairy and has recently been shaven. One could say it is now what?

Daniel Rodimer: COLD!

Damien Sandow: No Daniel. Not cold. I mean yes he would now be cold but I am looking for something different. [Sandow paused.] As American's we have the right to BLANK arms. It's the second amendment...


Daniel Rodimer: Bear? The right to bear arms?

Damien Sandow: Yes! Do you know who you are facing yet or should I go on?

Daniel Rodimer: Bad News Barrett.

Damien Sandow: You are pretty good at that game man!


Daniel Rodimer: Yeah, and it helps that I checked the bracket out before I came back to the locker room. [Rodimer smiled as Sandow was shown scoffing and looking upset.] I just thought it was funny that you wanted to play a game and you thought you were going to fool me. Haha, I win this time Damien! Speaking of winning, I need to start getting ready for this match I have with Wade Barrett. I know, I know, I should be taking this night to celebrate and be happy about my victory over The Undertaker. Well, when you want to be the greatest this business has seen you don't have time to celebrate, unless you accomplish something really amazing. Winning the first round match in this tournament, while there are a lot of guys that didn't accomplish that, is not something that needs to be celebrated. [Rodimer paused.] You taught me that Damien. Hell, before you got here I would go out and party every night after and event, whether I won or lost. I was partying and celebrating when I had absolutely nothing to be happy about. I realized tonight before my match with The Undertaker that I am going to use this tournament as a springboard in my career. I started this tournament green and immature, and I am going to finish this tournament a grown man... A grown KING! For Barrett and everyone else that might come between me and the growth of my career, well I guess that is some bad news. [Rodimer looked at Sandow.] And like I said last week Damien; I'm already the man in EBWF. Why not become the KING of EBWF?

Damien Sandow: Exactly!

.:: Sandow folded the paper bracket up and put it back in his pocket where it belonged. He reached down and grabbed the bag he had packed and stood up looking at Rodimer. Daniel realized it was time to go and quickly threw a shirt on and stuffed his things into a bag that was open on the floor. When he attempted to zip the bag up a shirt got caught in the zipper but Rodimer didn't care to fix it. He picked the bag up and walked behind Sandow as the two of them left the locker room area. The camera followed them both as they walked out of the arena and walked towards their Brains and Brawn bus that was waiting outside. Sandow now had his bag over his right shoulder and was attempting to open the door to get on to the bus. After a couple of unsuccessful tries he looked over at Rodimer. ::.

Damien Sandow: [In an accept matching Barrett's.] I'm afraid I've got some BAD NEWS!

Daniel Rodimer: Are you freaking serious? I just wanted to get on the bus and leave this town!

.:: Sandow laughed loudly as he opened the door to the bus easily and Rodimer realized he had been messing with him again. Rodimer punched Sandow in the arm in anger and embarrassment. ::.

Damien Sandow: Ouch! You son of a...

.:: The camera quickly shut off and went to black ending the transmission. ::.
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.:: We catch up with the superhero team known as Brains and Brawn as they are traveling across the nation to their next destination after Sandow had been victorious in his Thursday Recall match. Sandow and Rodimer are seen sleeping on couches in the main area of the bus. Through the window you can see it is night time as you see the occasional street lights bouncing off the green and white signs on the side of the road. After a couple of moments you notice what was a smooth fast paced ride becomes bumpy and slow. After a couple of more moments the bus comes to a complete stop. The wall separating the driver from the living quarters of the bus opens up and you see the driver of the bus step through. He has a concerned look on his face as he approaches Sandow. ::.

Bus Driver: Excuse me, Sir?

.:: Sandow slowly wakes from his light sleep and sees the driver of the bus hovering over him. He quickly sits up in a panic and addresses the driver. ::.

Damien Sandow: Watson?! What seems to be the problem? And why are you hovering over me?

.:: At the sound of Sandow's voice, Rodimer who was asleep across form him, woke up slowly and rubbed his eyes like a child would. He sat up slowly and blinked his eyes trying to remove the sleep from them. ::.

Daniel Rodimer: [Yawned.] Are... Are we there already?

Damien Sandow: No man, we aren't. Apparently something is wrong because Watson is back here.

Bus Driver: Umm.. my name is Darrold, Sir. I have been your bus driver your whole professional career.

Damien Sandow: Really?... Awkward...

Darrold: Sir, I'm afraid I've got some bad news. Something happened and it appears that we have a flat tire.

Daniel Rodimer: Really Watson? Of all the sentences and all the words you could have used, those were the ones you went with? [Rodimer mocked Darrold.] “Sir, I'm afraid I’ve got some bad news.” [Back to his normal voice.] Well I am afraid I have some good news. We have Triple A and they will come find us and fix our flat tire, if that is even what is wrong with us! And another bit of good news, we recently had cable installed in this bad boy so I will be able to watch something on the television while we wait for Triple A to get here. Seeing as I can't go back to sleep for a while once I have been rudely waken up! Do you think I look this good by staying up all parts of the night and never getting any sleep? To keep this up you have to get at least eight to nine hours a night. Now go back to your seat and call for some help so we can get back on the road again! I've got a big match coming up and I would really like to get there so I can have my sole focus on my match.

.:: Darrold quickly turned and returned to his driver's seat where he picked up the phone and made a phone call. The camera returned to the back where Sandow was seen attempting to go back to sleep and Rodimer picked up a remote control and turned on the television that was hanging on the wall in front of them. Rodimer surfed through the channels quietly before he came to a stop on a movie that appeared to be about baseball. He began to talk to himself quietly while watching the TV. ::.

Daniel Rodimer: [Rodimer whispered excitedly in a quiet voice.] Oh yes, Bad News Bears! I love this freaking movie! How all the kids show up and suck at first but then come together as a team and start to get better. They go from the Bad News Bears to the Good News Bears. [Rodimer pondered to himself.] Why didn't they ever make a movie called the Good News Bears? I would have for sure watched that movie!

.:: At that time Rodimer looked over and Sandow who was sleeping. ::.

Daniel Rodimer: I have so much on my mind right now I wish an interviewer was here. I have things I need to get off my chest about my match with Barrett. I have no one to talk to now that he is asleep. I know what I will do!

.:: Rodimer sat up and reached up on the table and grabbed his cell phone. He pushed a couple buttons on the phone and then held it up to record himself. He spoke in an imitation voice. ::.

Daniel Rodimer (As Cole): Ladies and gentlemen we are here with The Man, Daniel Rodimer. Daniel you have a big match coming up this week against Bad News Barrett. Can I have your thoughts on this...?

(As Himself): Well Cole, I am excited to be in this second round match with Barrett. Since his appearance here in EBWF he has been pretty impressive. I'm not going to lie to you. But that impressive start comes to an end this week. Wade Barrett knows nothing about being a king. Where he comes from they are all about the Queen. They love their queen and protect and believe in their queen. Well I have some bad news for Mr. Barrett. This is not the Queen of the Ring tournament. There is one of those going on at the same time; however I am not sure you could win that one either. We have some pretty impressive divas here in the EBWF. Barrett this is the King of the Ring tournament. Where each match every opponent brings everything they have got with them to prove themselves. I have been proving myself since I have been here and nothing is going to stop that from changing. This will be the year of B and B, which means this, will be the year of Daniel Rodimer. What better way to cement myself as a main figure here than to defeat you and move one step up the ladder to becoming the King.

Daniel, you do know that Barrett was once a bare-knuckle boxer right? Does this not freak you out at all?

Cole, do you know what we do in the ring every week? Do we box? No, we do not box. We are wrestlers. I am man enough to stand here and tell you that if I were getting in to a boxing match with Barrett I would be terrified right now. But once that bell rings there is so much more technique involved. When I first started here I may have been in trouble with the likes of Barrett in the ring, but since joining up with Sandow I have grown as a wrestler and as a man. I have never felt better in my career than I do right now Cole. I know every time I step in to that ring there is not one person on this roster that I couldn't hang with, and even beat. Last week The Undertaker learned that the hard way. He looked at me and saw a young kid who was just getting his ears wet. Well now his and all of his fans' faces are wet with tears of sadness. Tears of defeat! No, Cole, there is nothing about Wade Barrett that freaks me out. Well, that is when it comes to stepping in to the ring with him. Outside the ring, his accent kind of freaks me out. As does his love of roses, apparently. And last but not least, the way he does his hair up for his matches. Don't get me wrong Cole, I like to look good when I step in to that ring. But there is a difference between looking good, and looking like a person that just stepped out of the 1990's time machine. He may as well have a bowl cut going on.

A bowl cut, good one Daniel. Lastly here, what are you going to do to neutralize BNB’s Bullhammer finisher?

Well I for one have never physically seen a bull swing a hammer before Cole, but to answer your question I guess I will just take the hammer from the bull. [Rodimer laughed out loud to himself.] But to be serious, I just plan on not letting Barrett get a move in. I will attack from the beginning bell. I have my eyes on becoming the King of this company, and I am in the mood to take everyone out who steps in my way. Undertaker was first. Barrett is next. It’s nothing personal Mr. Bad News. [Rodimer looked down from the camera phone for a second and then looked back up with a different look on his face.] Everyone in this company wants me to be someone I am not Cole. They want me to come down and be a funny clown that likes the way he looks. No matter how much I do here, I still feel like no one is going to take me seriously. If winning this tournament will make people see me differently than that is what I will do. There is only one person in this company that truly knows who I am. That person is Damien Sandow. [Camera goes over to show Sandow still asleep.] We both know there are only two people fit in this company to be the King of this tournament. Spoiler alert, both of them are in this bus right now! And I am not a clown! But when it comes down to it I don’t care what anyone thinks. Who died and made anyone out there king of anything? Die I will not. But soon I will be a King! Your EBWF King! And there is not a thing anyone, especially Barrett can do about it. Because I’m Daniel Rodimer… And I’m THE man!

.:: Rodimer put the camera phone down to his side and sighed to himself. He put the phone back where he had grabbed it from and turned his attention to the movie that was still playing. As we see him relax and watch the television again you also notice the bus has started moving again. ::.

.:: End ::.