Lighting the fuse

[Ian B]

We join Baron Corbin backstage, it seems to be early in the day as the hallways are quiet. Corbin is dressed in a black Die Havoc Die hoodie and black leather pants. The camera follows Baron as he walks towards the locker room area. Corbin stops and turns to speak.

Baron: All week people have been asking me why I aligned myself with Jimmy Havoc rather than a so called veteran - Robbie Brookside. First off, I don't owe any of you pieces of shit any sort of explanation. But since I feel like expressing this I suppose I could give you an insight. Havoc is responsible for bringing out the best of me, the real Baron Corbin. Havoc understands me, he knows me better than I know myself. Since day one I have claimed to be violent, I have spoken on the twisted sadistic things I like to do in and out the ring but really that was bullshit. It was bravado, I said what I thought I needed to say to get under people's skin. There is irony in that statement. For those who don't comprehend - and that is about 90% of you - getting under someone's skin is precisely what Jimmy is about but not with his words.

Corbin turns back and continues to walk for a few steps. A figure becomes visible, outside the dressing room door stands a woman wearing a horse mask. As we get closer it becomes aparent the woman is EBWF's own Blue Pants. Corbin stops and appears confused as he takes this in. Corbin presses on and pushes open the dressing room door. The camera follows him inside on the inside Corbin is greeted by his new mentor Jimmy Havoc

Baron: So, I'm here like you asked - what's on the agenda? Weight room? Bumping drills?

Jimmy, donned in all black with a new t-shirt with the words "The Broken" in white, turns sharply around and stares at Baron. He gets closer until he's only centimetres away from the big man's face.

Jimmy: and what's that going to help?

Baron: Dalton Castle is the flamboyant type, my power game is what wins matches against that type, at least that's what Brookside said

Jimmy slaps Baron. Baron looks at Jimmy with rage.

Jimmy: Brookside isn't here now is he mate? Plus where did Brookside get you? Any titles? How many wins? Listen, yeah you have power but hows that going to help when all you want to do is win matches?

Jimmy points to a steel chair that is in the middle of the room.

Jimmy: What i'm going to teach you, will last with you forever. You have much more power than me but have you seen what I can do? Now go, sit on that chair over there.

The rage builds in Baron's body, his face defiant for a moment but this subsides quickly and he does exactly as he is asked. Jimmy circles Baron as he sits on the chair. Havoc picks up a bucket and shows it to Baron.

Jimmy: Now this, is Human blood! I want you to get acquanted with this stuff. So, what im going to do is....

Jimmy lifts up the bucket and empties on Barons head. Smiling as he watches the blood cover his face, torso and legs. Corbin stands up and the blood drips off his body to the floor, he rubs a hand over his face and examines his hand. Rage once again rises up in the former lone wolf but is quickly replaced by a grin

Baron: You got me you sick fuck, this is a rib, right? You're messing with me?

Jimmy looks at Baron and stares him straight in the eye.

Jimmy: Do I look like I'm fucking around? You are now covered in human blood and I want you to seriously think, how does that make you feel?

Corbin takes a second to think about this. His face flashes with several emotions, disdain, disgust, anger, hate eventually it settles on what can only be described as lust - blood-lust

Baron: It feels... right

Jimmy: Finally, you're beginning to see my side of things. However, this isn't Dalton Castles blood, couldn't get hold of any unfortunately, just some hobo named Bob. This Tuesday, you need to feel this again. I don't want you to beat Dalton in that ring...

Jimmy stares down at the floor takes a deep breath...

Jimmy: I want you to fucking kill him.

Baron: I can get on board with that

Jimmy hands Baron a towel.

Jimmy: Clean yourself up if you like, I have some new merch made by the department for us.

Jimmy takes out a black t-shirt which is exactly like his own with the words "The Broken".

Jimmy: Should be your size. I've also arranged for you to have a...how do I put this? Anger Management Session? Meet me in the car park in 20 minutes.

The scene fades for a second and we rejoin the two men in the car park. Corbin is now wearing his The Broken tee, he is also still 'wearing' the blood over his face. Jimmy directs Baron to a small room outside the building, the men enter. There is a human body on a table, Jimmy looks at the body, looks at Corbin...

Jimmy: Okay, all you need to care about right now is. That body right there, is Dalton Castle...what do you plan to do to Mr. Castle?

Jimmy hands Baron a large knife and pushes him to the body.

Baron: Dalton Castle, at Warfare is going to be a victim of a very..

Baron puts the knife to the left shoulder of the body, he cautiously makes an incision and slits diagonally down leading to the centre of the chest

Baron: ...Very violent act. I am going to annihilate Dalton Castle in a manner that is new to Dalton and I both.

Baron looks to Jimmy for reassurance, or perhaps approval as he takes the blade to the other shoulder and gives the first gash a symetrical friend

Jimmy: Very Good, now tell Dalton how you plan to do that.

Baron: Dalton, I am going to rip you apart like the animal I am, your boys won't be able to help you when I'm done, in fact your boys will abandon your twisted carcass and this hungry wolf will feast on your flesh. I am a lone wolf now longer, pack mentality now flows through my veins.

Baron makes a third incision opening up the chest. He is clearly enjoying this now. Corbin takes the blade and shoves it hard into the belly of the man. He coughs as stomach fluids ooze from the body.

Jimmy: Alright, that was good. First time for you though, much work to do.

Jimmy takes the knife off Baron and runs it across the body's neck.

Jimmy: Sorry, got a bit jealous really. Anyway, you clean up here. I've got an interview with Renee with Seth. You can handle this right?

Corbin nods and Jimmy leaves Baron to it, Corbin pulls a blood stained peacock feather from the leg of his trousers.

Baron: I am going to defeat you Dalton and that is a certainty. Not because I need to. Not because I want to. No, I will defeat you because I must. It is my destiny to take you down and to step closer to my rightful place on the EBWF roster. My eyes have been opened It is my destiny to step over you. I have been baptized today in the blood of man. Dalton, you too are gonna to meet a baptism. A baptism of fire

Corbin pulls out a zippo lighter and lights the end of the peacock feather, he drops the feather to the ground and it lights a trail leading to the body laying on the table. The scene begins to fade on this image

Baron: Burn, Castle, Burn