New Guy; Old Guy; Best Guy
Posted: Mon Feb 12, 2018 7:18 pm
The Miz had been the EBWF Gateway Champion since August 2017, he hadn't defended it much, but that belt remained with the self proclaimed most must see superstar in the history of the EBWF. For the first time in a couple of months, The Miz would be putting that title up for grabs in a triple threat match, with the competitors being himself, Jeff Hardy, and Dalton Castle. The Miz for certain knew that if he was going to remain the EBWF Gateway Champion he was going to need to earn it with his performance at Warfare. Hardy was a competitor who had been in and out of the EBWF pretty much since it's inception. He had some great runs with the company without question. On the contrary Dalton Castle was much newer to the company, but had a lot of buzz around him and his strange antics. Both Hardy and Castle would be hell bent on making sure that The Miz would not continue his reign as the Gateway Champion for even another day.
The scene opened up inside of a bar and grill on Bourbon Street in New Orleans. There were people all over the facility, and it was quite honestly a pretty loud scene. This was typical of New Orleans on a Saturday, but the camera panned around this particular venue as if it was looking for someone specific. The camera finally found it, when they saw Mickie James come out of the ladies room. She was wearing daisy duke shorts and a white top. She checked her phone and then looked towards the front of the place. She waved her hand, and the camera panned to the front, where in walked The Miz. He wore a black fitted T shirt and gray pants. He had sunglasses on, which he took off as he walked in, and clipped them to his shirt. He looked and then nodded his head as he spotted Mickie. Miz made his way into the bar and grill and sat down at a booth that Mickie had already selected. Mickie smiled as they sat down.
Mickie James: You gotta love New Orleans...
The Miz: Mickie.. you are... well you're absolutely freaking right. I mean what a city this is. You can drink outside.. everyone's ALWAYS happy.. people are having fun. Nobody picks up their trash.. like it's a free for all. I love it! Most importantly- it's going to be the place where on Monday, I successfully defend the EBWF Gateway Championship.. there may not be many rules in NOLA.. but the rules of life state that if the Miz, Jeff Hardy, and whatever the heck a "Dalton Castle" is get in the ring together, than The Miz wins.. it's really that simple. Throw in the fact that Jeff Hardy is probably gonna be passed out in a trash can before the match even starts given his history combined with this city.. and it's really not that much better for Castle- he's going to end up covered in feathers dancing somewhere.. there may not even be a match.. and if there is one.. it's definitely going to be a match that is hilarious.. not for them.. but for me and you. The Gateway Championship, I'll admit, hasn't been defended much.. but the reason is.. there's really not many people in this company right now.. that would even offer the intrigue that hey maybe they could beat me. I was in the Royal Rumble for OVER AN HOUR.. I came in at #3 and almost won the whole freaking thing.. like who does that? Oh right- I do. So New Orleans is awesome.. it really is.. beating the living hell out of Jeff Hardy and Dalton Castle- that's going to be awesome.. and we all know.. I'm awesome.. dare I say it...
Mickie James started to sing.
Mickie James: EVERYTHING IS AWESOMEEEEEE
The Miz: Exactly.
Mickie James: But babe- like Jeff Hardy is back again- he's got darker nail polish- I mean you gotta be a little bit worried..
She smiled as she brushed some hair behind her ear.
The Miz: Yeah I don't remember being in a match with two bigger fruit roll-ups than this one.. but hey you can only knock over the pins that are on the lane right?
Mickie James: Wait what?
The Miz: It was a bowling reference.. like I'm going to roll over them..
Mickie James: Ohhh.
The Miz shook his head.
The Miz: I mean Jeff is a guy that I've battled a good amount over my time here. It's never really gone well for him, and Monday is going to be no different. I've never really considered Jeff a real threat or anybody that I would have to even take remotely serious. He's had a lifetime of like jumping off the top rope.. or ladders.. or stages.. or balconies.. and he's flipped through cement, ply wood, pretty much has spent his whole career being a dare devil.. and "living in the moment," well here in this moment, he's going up against the Cream of the Crop; Best of the best; so he better get ready for me to beat the rainbow dye out of his hair. He better be ready for me, to prove why he should really just stay home and watch DVD's of his older matches; to remind himself that he's put his untalented body through enough pain and punishment. Every stupid stunt, every death defying leap, everything Jeff Hardy has ever done for some "ohhhs" and "ahhs," is to cover up the fact that he's not all that tough, he doesn't have 2 brain cells to go to prom together, and that he's completely over rated and over valued. His stunts and risks, are all to make up for the fact that well.. he kinda blows... I mean not like Dalton Castle blows.. but he kinda sucks.. I mean not like Dalton Castle sucks.. but.. well.. he's just really bad at wrestling and he should probably stop.
Mickie laughed and shook her head. A waitress came over to the two of them.
Waitress: Hey guys- what can I get for you today.
The Miz: I'll take a Bud Light bottle please.
Mickie James: Same for me.
Waitress: Great thanks guys!
Mickie James: I just still can't believe that's the best thing they can dig up to face you on Monday. Jeff Hardy.. like is Bubba Ray Dudley coming too? Crash Holly?
The Miz laughed.
The Miz: Honestly, when I saw that, it actually made me happy. I love the people that think that wrestling is just something you can pick up and put down like an Xbox game. The reason why I'm the best.. is because I've literally given up so many other parts of my life for this. I mean I could be TJ Lavin and be hosting challenges on MTV.. doing night club appearances with Johnny Bananas.. I could be doing movies.. TV Shows.. I mean with this friggin face.. give me a break.. but I'm not.. and the reason I'm not.. is because I still have that burning flame inside of me.. I mean not like the burning flame Dalton Castle has inside of him.. but still.. I still want to be the best.. and it's what drives me every single day that I'm here. It wakes me up in the morning, and it's my number one motivation day in and day out. Has it cost me some extra bucks, and some more fame.. absolutely.. but I don't care. When I was a kid, I dreamed of being a professional wrestler, and I dreamed of being the best one the world has ever seen. Nobody thought I could achieve this dream- but I'm the freaking Miz- so who are they to tell me what I can and can't do. Jeff Hardy does NOT have that same drive or same motivation. He comes and goes- bank account depletes- and he's back in the ring. Flipping and yelling, and painting his toesy's and his fingy's.. except this time.. he's now coming to try and take what's mine. He's coming to try and take my livelihood; he's come in to try and prove that you actually CAN come and go as you please, and still be able to dethrone and take down the most freaking must see star in the game today.. no.. night on my watch.. PFFFT.. not happening.. #Facts.
Their beers arrived.
Mickie James: Thank you.
Miz looked distracted momentarily, but also smiled and nodded at the waitress.
Waitress: Can I get you guys some food?
MIckie James: Not right now, thanks
The waitress walked away.
Mickie James: No there's no doubt about that; Hardy just tries to live off the nostalgia of what he used to be slash do. There's no way he can maintain any real run after everything he's put himself through.. in and out of the ring..
She smirked as did Miz.
The Miz: Right- exactly- and the latest thing on that list, is agreeing to be in a match with me. I'm still pissed about the Rumble and how I didn't go all the way.. not like the way Dalton Castle goes all the way.. but like I'm mad I didn't win. I'm mad that I got that close to being the EBWF Champion.. and I'm mad a guy by the name of Kenny Omega.. is the champion and not me.. ALL THE MORE REASON for me to win this match on Monday Night. I'm keeping my title, and eventually I'm going to take his. Jeff Hardy is not going to stand in my way of regaining this business top prize, because i'm this business TOP GUY. I'm the one that all of these new Melvin's are looking at with their adoring nerdy eyes.. the guy... who they're star struck to see when they pass me in the hallway. I mean shit Jeff Hardy stared at me for like 10 minutes the other day in the back.. Dalton too.. but I mean that's different.
Mickie James: He was probably just strung out babe..
The Miz: True.. good point. The point I'm making though.. is that it's really not up for much of a debate on who the absolute stud is in this business anymore. All these new faces.. some are new old faces.. like Hardy.. but the one constant.. the one thing that remains for damn sure.. is that they are all VASTLY inferior to this beautiful bastard talking right now. Speaking of people who think I'm beautiful.. and I've already touched on him a little.. not in the way he'd want.. but I've spoken about him.. is my other opponent.. Dalton Castle.
Mickie James: He's FIERCE!
She snapped her fingers. The Miz sipped his beer.
The Miz: Oh he's fierce alright! One thing he isn't.. is good enough to beat me for my Gateway title. I mean he might be better at bedazzling it... but not having it.. and I'm not even ready to give him the bedazzling thing.. I'm better at everything.. wrestling.. bedazzling.. like I don't know friggin playing Jenga.. anything. Again that's the rule of life- Miz-Hardy-Castle- take The Miz.. every time and twice on Sunday. I mean this Castle kid, he's brash, he's flamboyant, he's hungry.. but he's NOT READY for someone like me. This isn't Ring of Honor- or like Big Steve's back yard Wrestling federation or wherever the hell it is you came from. This is the EBWF this is the big time.. this is the show.. and I'm the BIGGEST STAR IN THE SHOW- and those lights are going to be way too bright for you kid. This is a battle that you can't conquer- so I suggest you do what you'd rather do anyway, and that's stay at home with some Ben and Jerry's and watch the Bachelor.
Mickie James: Heyyy that sounds fun!
The Miz squinted at Mickie.
Mickie James: WHAT!? It does- and you were the one that knew the Bachelor was on on Monday's, so don't give me that look!
The Miz smirked.
The Miz: The point is the EBWF is not going to offer Dalton Castle a rose to move forward with this business. This business is actually about to turn on him in a big big way, because for as hard as he's worked to probably make it here.. he's going to lose his dreams even quicker. I'm not a particularly nice guy when the bell rings.. and when my title is on the line.. it gets even worse. Dalton Castle think he's prepared himself.. that facing all the no name schlub-o's that he's gone against has gotten him ready, but there's literally NO SIMULATION for what it's like to come face to face with the A Lister.. there's NO SIMULATION for what it's like to go head to head with your FAVORITE WRESTLER'S FAVORITE WRESTLER.. there's nothing that he's every done to physically prepare himself for A Miz who is on top of his game.. a Miz that's in his prime.. A Miz that's title; and shot to become EBWF Champion are up for grabs. Maybe after I'm done he can apply to be on the bachelorette because he will have seen his last Monday Night on Warfare.
Mickie James: SO basically- you're gonna kick ass then?
The Miz: Well put.. basically I'm going to kick ass.. because I'm The Miz babe...
Mickie James: And what are you?
The Miz: I'm awesome.
The Miz cocked his head to the camera and winked and the scene faded to black.
The scene opened up inside of a bar and grill on Bourbon Street in New Orleans. There were people all over the facility, and it was quite honestly a pretty loud scene. This was typical of New Orleans on a Saturday, but the camera panned around this particular venue as if it was looking for someone specific. The camera finally found it, when they saw Mickie James come out of the ladies room. She was wearing daisy duke shorts and a white top. She checked her phone and then looked towards the front of the place. She waved her hand, and the camera panned to the front, where in walked The Miz. He wore a black fitted T shirt and gray pants. He had sunglasses on, which he took off as he walked in, and clipped them to his shirt. He looked and then nodded his head as he spotted Mickie. Miz made his way into the bar and grill and sat down at a booth that Mickie had already selected. Mickie smiled as they sat down.
Mickie James: You gotta love New Orleans...
The Miz: Mickie.. you are... well you're absolutely freaking right. I mean what a city this is. You can drink outside.. everyone's ALWAYS happy.. people are having fun. Nobody picks up their trash.. like it's a free for all. I love it! Most importantly- it's going to be the place where on Monday, I successfully defend the EBWF Gateway Championship.. there may not be many rules in NOLA.. but the rules of life state that if the Miz, Jeff Hardy, and whatever the heck a "Dalton Castle" is get in the ring together, than The Miz wins.. it's really that simple. Throw in the fact that Jeff Hardy is probably gonna be passed out in a trash can before the match even starts given his history combined with this city.. and it's really not that much better for Castle- he's going to end up covered in feathers dancing somewhere.. there may not even be a match.. and if there is one.. it's definitely going to be a match that is hilarious.. not for them.. but for me and you. The Gateway Championship, I'll admit, hasn't been defended much.. but the reason is.. there's really not many people in this company right now.. that would even offer the intrigue that hey maybe they could beat me. I was in the Royal Rumble for OVER AN HOUR.. I came in at #3 and almost won the whole freaking thing.. like who does that? Oh right- I do. So New Orleans is awesome.. it really is.. beating the living hell out of Jeff Hardy and Dalton Castle- that's going to be awesome.. and we all know.. I'm awesome.. dare I say it...
Mickie James started to sing.
Mickie James: EVERYTHING IS AWESOMEEEEEE
The Miz: Exactly.
Mickie James: But babe- like Jeff Hardy is back again- he's got darker nail polish- I mean you gotta be a little bit worried..
She smiled as she brushed some hair behind her ear.
The Miz: Yeah I don't remember being in a match with two bigger fruit roll-ups than this one.. but hey you can only knock over the pins that are on the lane right?
Mickie James: Wait what?
The Miz: It was a bowling reference.. like I'm going to roll over them..
Mickie James: Ohhh.
The Miz shook his head.
The Miz: I mean Jeff is a guy that I've battled a good amount over my time here. It's never really gone well for him, and Monday is going to be no different. I've never really considered Jeff a real threat or anybody that I would have to even take remotely serious. He's had a lifetime of like jumping off the top rope.. or ladders.. or stages.. or balconies.. and he's flipped through cement, ply wood, pretty much has spent his whole career being a dare devil.. and "living in the moment," well here in this moment, he's going up against the Cream of the Crop; Best of the best; so he better get ready for me to beat the rainbow dye out of his hair. He better be ready for me, to prove why he should really just stay home and watch DVD's of his older matches; to remind himself that he's put his untalented body through enough pain and punishment. Every stupid stunt, every death defying leap, everything Jeff Hardy has ever done for some "ohhhs" and "ahhs," is to cover up the fact that he's not all that tough, he doesn't have 2 brain cells to go to prom together, and that he's completely over rated and over valued. His stunts and risks, are all to make up for the fact that well.. he kinda blows... I mean not like Dalton Castle blows.. but he kinda sucks.. I mean not like Dalton Castle sucks.. but.. well.. he's just really bad at wrestling and he should probably stop.
Mickie laughed and shook her head. A waitress came over to the two of them.
Waitress: Hey guys- what can I get for you today.
The Miz: I'll take a Bud Light bottle please.
Mickie James: Same for me.
Waitress: Great thanks guys!
Mickie James: I just still can't believe that's the best thing they can dig up to face you on Monday. Jeff Hardy.. like is Bubba Ray Dudley coming too? Crash Holly?
The Miz laughed.
The Miz: Honestly, when I saw that, it actually made me happy. I love the people that think that wrestling is just something you can pick up and put down like an Xbox game. The reason why I'm the best.. is because I've literally given up so many other parts of my life for this. I mean I could be TJ Lavin and be hosting challenges on MTV.. doing night club appearances with Johnny Bananas.. I could be doing movies.. TV Shows.. I mean with this friggin face.. give me a break.. but I'm not.. and the reason I'm not.. is because I still have that burning flame inside of me.. I mean not like the burning flame Dalton Castle has inside of him.. but still.. I still want to be the best.. and it's what drives me every single day that I'm here. It wakes me up in the morning, and it's my number one motivation day in and day out. Has it cost me some extra bucks, and some more fame.. absolutely.. but I don't care. When I was a kid, I dreamed of being a professional wrestler, and I dreamed of being the best one the world has ever seen. Nobody thought I could achieve this dream- but I'm the freaking Miz- so who are they to tell me what I can and can't do. Jeff Hardy does NOT have that same drive or same motivation. He comes and goes- bank account depletes- and he's back in the ring. Flipping and yelling, and painting his toesy's and his fingy's.. except this time.. he's now coming to try and take what's mine. He's coming to try and take my livelihood; he's come in to try and prove that you actually CAN come and go as you please, and still be able to dethrone and take down the most freaking must see star in the game today.. no.. night on my watch.. PFFFT.. not happening.. #Facts.
Their beers arrived.
Mickie James: Thank you.
Miz looked distracted momentarily, but also smiled and nodded at the waitress.
Waitress: Can I get you guys some food?
MIckie James: Not right now, thanks
The waitress walked away.
Mickie James: No there's no doubt about that; Hardy just tries to live off the nostalgia of what he used to be slash do. There's no way he can maintain any real run after everything he's put himself through.. in and out of the ring..
She smirked as did Miz.
The Miz: Right- exactly- and the latest thing on that list, is agreeing to be in a match with me. I'm still pissed about the Rumble and how I didn't go all the way.. not like the way Dalton Castle goes all the way.. but like I'm mad I didn't win. I'm mad that I got that close to being the EBWF Champion.. and I'm mad a guy by the name of Kenny Omega.. is the champion and not me.. ALL THE MORE REASON for me to win this match on Monday Night. I'm keeping my title, and eventually I'm going to take his. Jeff Hardy is not going to stand in my way of regaining this business top prize, because i'm this business TOP GUY. I'm the one that all of these new Melvin's are looking at with their adoring nerdy eyes.. the guy... who they're star struck to see when they pass me in the hallway. I mean shit Jeff Hardy stared at me for like 10 minutes the other day in the back.. Dalton too.. but I mean that's different.
Mickie James: He was probably just strung out babe..
The Miz: True.. good point. The point I'm making though.. is that it's really not up for much of a debate on who the absolute stud is in this business anymore. All these new faces.. some are new old faces.. like Hardy.. but the one constant.. the one thing that remains for damn sure.. is that they are all VASTLY inferior to this beautiful bastard talking right now. Speaking of people who think I'm beautiful.. and I've already touched on him a little.. not in the way he'd want.. but I've spoken about him.. is my other opponent.. Dalton Castle.
Mickie James: He's FIERCE!
She snapped her fingers. The Miz sipped his beer.
The Miz: Oh he's fierce alright! One thing he isn't.. is good enough to beat me for my Gateway title. I mean he might be better at bedazzling it... but not having it.. and I'm not even ready to give him the bedazzling thing.. I'm better at everything.. wrestling.. bedazzling.. like I don't know friggin playing Jenga.. anything. Again that's the rule of life- Miz-Hardy-Castle- take The Miz.. every time and twice on Sunday. I mean this Castle kid, he's brash, he's flamboyant, he's hungry.. but he's NOT READY for someone like me. This isn't Ring of Honor- or like Big Steve's back yard Wrestling federation or wherever the hell it is you came from. This is the EBWF this is the big time.. this is the show.. and I'm the BIGGEST STAR IN THE SHOW- and those lights are going to be way too bright for you kid. This is a battle that you can't conquer- so I suggest you do what you'd rather do anyway, and that's stay at home with some Ben and Jerry's and watch the Bachelor.
Mickie James: Heyyy that sounds fun!
The Miz squinted at Mickie.
Mickie James: WHAT!? It does- and you were the one that knew the Bachelor was on on Monday's, so don't give me that look!
The Miz smirked.
The Miz: The point is the EBWF is not going to offer Dalton Castle a rose to move forward with this business. This business is actually about to turn on him in a big big way, because for as hard as he's worked to probably make it here.. he's going to lose his dreams even quicker. I'm not a particularly nice guy when the bell rings.. and when my title is on the line.. it gets even worse. Dalton Castle think he's prepared himself.. that facing all the no name schlub-o's that he's gone against has gotten him ready, but there's literally NO SIMULATION for what it's like to come face to face with the A Lister.. there's NO SIMULATION for what it's like to go head to head with your FAVORITE WRESTLER'S FAVORITE WRESTLER.. there's nothing that he's every done to physically prepare himself for A Miz who is on top of his game.. a Miz that's in his prime.. A Miz that's title; and shot to become EBWF Champion are up for grabs. Maybe after I'm done he can apply to be on the bachelorette because he will have seen his last Monday Night on Warfare.
Mickie James: SO basically- you're gonna kick ass then?
The Miz: Well put.. basically I'm going to kick ass.. because I'm The Miz babe...
Mickie James: And what are you?
The Miz: I'm awesome.
The Miz cocked his head to the camera and winked and the scene faded to black.