Thursday June 12, 2014
.:: Damien Sandow had just gotten done defeating The Pope D’Angelo Dinero in his first round King of The Ring match up. Sandow quickly walked through the curtain and immediately walked back to the locker room where Daniel Rodimer was sitting on a couch watching the live event on a large screen television. Sandow quickly walked in to the room and grabbed his bag that he has already packed before he stepped in to the ring. Rodimer looked confused as if he were wondering why Sandow was in such a hurry. Sandow, with bag in hand, looked at Rodimer and waved at him that they were leaving. Rodimer turn the television off and walked behind Sandow as they both walked down a couple of hallways. One hallway had a couple of EBWF divas standing around talking and when Rodimer walked by them he stopped for a second as if he were going to talk to them. Sandow noticed Rodimer was no longer following him and turned around and yelled his name. Rodimer looked at Sandow and then turned and apologized to the divas before he turned and followed Sandow out of the arena. The both approached their Brains and Brawn bus and entered it. Sandow told Darrold to close the door and lock it and to not let anyone else on the bus. Sandow then went to the back room and dropped his bag before stepping in to the bathroom with a change of clothes. A couple minutes later Sandow stepped out of the bathroom and sat down across from Rodimer who was sitting on one of the couches. ::.
Daniel Rodimer: Now that all that is taken care of, can you explain why we had to rush to the bus here?
Damien Sandow: Did you see that man and his friends earlier this week hanging out on their front porch? [Sandow was referring to the promo cut by The Pope earlier last week.] All of those friends of his are here tonight to see his debut match. They are all out there somewhere in the crowd and right about now they are all mad at me for beating down their “bizoy” and showing them what kind of loser he really is! The safest place for us to be is right here where we are. The driver will take care of us. Always has.
Daniel Rodimer: So, you’re scared of Dinero?
Damien Sandow: Scared? Of Dinero? Did you not just see what I did to him in the ring? I nailed him and pinned him down for the three count. I ended his debut and streak of success before it could even get started. Now, what I am scared of his thugs, especially thugs that carry guns. And if you saw his message to me earlier this week then you noticed that there were at least two guns, and a couple of assault charges intermixed with words. I can deal with The Pope all by myself. I would be a fool to think I could take all his thug friends that carry guns. [Sandow got up and walked over to the refrigerator and grabbed a bottle of water. He closed the refrigerator and sat down again.] Who’s next?
Daniel Rodimer: You have a big task next man. You have to face 2014 Royal Rumble winner and former World Champion Dolph Ziggler.
Damien Sandow: Dolph Ziggler? Was he World Champion this year? I feel like I have not heard from him in a couple of months now. Are you sure I face Dolph Ziggler next? [Rodimer nodded yes.] Did he have a match in the first round? I don’t remember him beating anyone in the first round.
Daniel Rodimer: Nope, says here that he was one of the two that received a bye in the first round.
Damien Sandow: Well that’s certainly ironic. [Sandow paused.] The same guy who already won the Royal Rumble this year and has held the Heavyweight title gets a bye in the company’s most prestigious tournament of the year. Wait, wait a second! Dolph Ziggler? I remember now. He is the pretty boy who was the champion and lost the title to the returning Brock Lesnar. He is the same guy that cares more about his looks than he does about his performance in the ring. He is the same guy that freaks out whenever he doesn’t look his best when he steps in to the ring. Blames not looking his best of losing matches against guys that are better than him. Is he by any chance your long lost brother?
Daniel Rodimer: Hey now! There’s not that much that him and I have in common. Instead of being related it’s more like he is the nerd that tries to follow the good looking jock around and act like him. Dolph Ziggler has nothing on me. He may think he is the best looking wrestler in this company but he will soon wake up to the cold hard facts. Just like he did when Brock Lesnar took the title away from him.
Damien Sandow: So let me get this right. All I have to do is beat Dolph Ziggler to move in to the quarterfinals of this tournament? [Rodimer nodded again.] Dolph Ziggler. [Sandow paused for a moment and then turned to the camera as if he were talking to Ziggler.] Dolph I remember earlier this year when you were the man in EBWF. Of course that was before my good friend Daniel Rodimer came in to the picture. Since then you have lost everything, including your mind, and he has become the man in EBWF. I have to give you some credit though Ziggler. I, unlike you, have never been at the top of the mountain here in EBWF. I have no idea what it is like to be up that high and then to have it all crash underneath me. I have no idea how it feels to go from tippy top to rock bottom. But you, you do! Now just imagine that feeling continuing for a little while longer. What a great feeling, and what a great idea that is! [Sandow smiled a confident smile.] Ziggler you like to think of yourself as the show stealer. The only thing I can tell you have stolen in the past month is hair gel. And FYI, I called Intervention; they were wondering if you wanted to do a show about being addicted to that crap.
Damien Sandow: What is it Grisham? I am in the middle of addressing Ziggler about our upcoming..
Todd Grisham: Damien sorry to bother you and interrupt you but I just saw The Pope walking around backstage looking really angry. He was speaking in some weird tongue I didn’t understand but something I did take from it was, “I’m finna bust a cap in Sandow!” Like I said, I am not sure what any of those things mean but I figured they can’t be good for you. Just thought I would let you know.
Damien Sandow: Thanks Todd. Hey why don’t you skip your fancy little rear end on to the bus. We will get out of this dangerous place and you can do me a solid by interviewing me for my match. What do ya say?
Todd Grisham: First I want to thank you Mr. Sandow for letting me get on your bus and get away from the chaos that was back there. [Sandow nodded in approval.] Now let's start there first. What are you opinions on what just happened back there Damien? Any thoughts?
Damien Sandow: You know, Todd, when you are as successful as I have been and you beat people as often as I do... stuff like that just becomes second nature. It's hard to make friends in this business whenever you run over everyone on the roster that you try to become friends with. There are only a few guys on our current roster that don't take things personally. They understand that this is a business and your goal in this business is to become the best, and sometimes to become the best you have to beat people down and stab people in the back. Sometimes to be the best you have to take something that had a chance to be a masterpiece and destroy it in to millions if tiny little shards. In other words, sometimes you have to take something beautiful, and make it the ugliest thing on this planet! When I make these analogies, Todd, you know exactly what I am talking about. And so do all of these ignoramuses watching this right now. My opponent likes to walk around like he thinks he is God's gift to women. He likes to brag about his body and for some reason even his nasty dirty hair. You know, on a side note, in my humbled opinion Dolph Ziggler looks like a rejected member of NSYNC. And if that doesn't do it for you, couldn't you see him being the first person rejected on America's Next Top Model? I mean, he has the same body image as all of those models do, and he is rocking the long, greasy, bleach blonde, slicked back hair. [Sandow and Rodimer laughed out loud for a moment.] Ziggler doesn't belong in the same ring as performers like Rodimer and myself. Sure he is a proven in ring performer and former World Champion. But since those times of glory, he has become a whiny little baby that cares more about his looks than this company. And the way I have been taught in the wrestling business, you take those kinds of people out.
Todd Grisham: Let me play Devil's advocate here for a second Damien. It sounds like you are not taking Ziggler serious. It sounds like you are underestimating the former World Heavyweight Champion.
Damien Sandow: It might sound like that to some people, but I assure you that is not what is going on. I am going to be real right now. A couple month's ago when Ziggler was on top of the pyramid, there was nobody here in EBWF that had more respect for him. I was at home preparing for my come back when he won the Royal Rumble match. I remember having people over at my place watching the event. I remember telling them all how he was going to make an amazing World Champion some day. I even went as far as to tell them that when he became Champion he was going to be a deserving champion and he was going to carry this company to bigger and better places. Unfortunately none of that happened Todd. In his short time as our Champion he was nothing but a cocky, arrogant little punk who shoved his winnings down everyone's throat. Maybe that is why when I sat backstage during Wrestle Mania it brought a huge smile to my face when he lost to Brock Lesnar. You know, I can recall a lot of people backstage not being happy with the outcome of that match. I heard a lot of complaints about how Lesnar just showed up again and didn't even earn his championship spot, that is was just given to him because of who he was. Had Ziggler been more of a mindful, considerate champion I may have agreed with them. However, with the way he carried himself I was more than happy to embrace Lesnar as our new Heavyweight Champion. [Sandow paused for a moment.] Unfortunately, those were just the beginnings of the complaints we had to listen to. Following that act of justice we got a little retreat from Ziggler. These were the most peaceful times in recent memories in the company. Then, out of nowhere, Ziggler returned with a match against Bray Wyatt on Warfare. Did he prepare for this match by going to the gym? Did he prepare for this match by just getting mentally focused? No and no. He prepared for this match like only a true boob would do, he complained about his loss at Mania.
Damien Sandow: Where was I? [Sandow wondered for a moment.] Ah, yes, the boob. I have lost many matches in my career. I mean, losing matches is part of what happens when you are a professional wrestler. When I lose matches, big or small, I always sit down and try to learn something from them. Should I have done this move instead of that one? Did I take this opponent too lightly? What exactly went wrong for me to lose this match? And you know what the scary thing is? Sometimes, there isn't a right answer. Sometimes you just get out performed by someone who is better than you. That will most certainly be the case this Thursday when I face Ziggler. But that is not what I am trying to say here. When Ziggler lost that match he did nothing but make excuses. I can't remember everything he said that night, because I choose not to remember complete ignorance, but I do remember a few of his excuses. He said it wasn't fair that Lesnar had just come back and got a match against him for his Championship. He said he was not ready for the match because he hadn't had proper time to rest. He said his makeup artist was sick that day and he didn't remember how to do his own makeup so that threw him off. [Sandow paused.] Okay, okay, he didn't say the thing about the makeup. However, he did say that his favorite special trunks he likes to wear weren't cleaned properly so he had to wear some other trunks and he can't perform when he doesn't feel like he looks his best. First off, special trunks? Do you mean the one pair of trunks you own that actually make it look like you have a male reproductive organ? Or do you mean the ones that make your butt look good? Because Dolph, I am not going to lie, my wife says she has never looked at you in any of your trunks and thought, “MMM, that is a nice posterior!” Never done it! Just on a side note, she says I have a quote, unquote, nice little tushy. [Grisham started to laugh loudly.] Keep it together Todd! Listen, what I am trying to get at is this. Through all of those excuses, not once did Ziggler acknowledge that he was defeated by someone that was better than him. Thursday night after I defeat him with the Hard Luck, he will have no choice but to tell the unwashed masses that I am indeed better than him! You're Welcome!
Thursday 6-19-14
Thursday Total Recall
.:: Sandow was seen standing in front of the black B&B flag. He was wearing his wrestling attire and the cheers and boos of the crowd could be heard as he stood there looking at the camera. After a couple moment of silence from Sandow he began to talk. ::.
Damien Sandow: The time for talk is over now Ziggler. We have both said our pieces and we have both expressed why we should beat each other. I knew you were capable of speaking a good game. Complaining like you do. Whining like you do. Your weak attempts to get attention from upper management. Well I banked on you doing all of that. I knew you would bring a good talking game. Most anyone can bring a good talking game. But now is the moment of truth Ziggler. We both have an image of us going on to the next round and becoming King of EBWF. Only one of us is going to be doing that though. These next moments, these moments in the ring are the moments where I will prove that being intellectual is far superior to being self absorbed. These coming moments I will prove that you are nothing but a self loving ignoramus, and I will prove that I deserve to be king of this company. For what is about to happen to you out there in front of the unwashed masses Ziggler, I would like to say I am sorry in advance. Instead I'll say... YOU'RE WELCOME!