Of What Though?
Posted: Mon Jun 11, 2018 10:02 pm
The scene joined Edge, seated on a couch backstage in the locker room area. He was laughing while holding a remote control.
Edge: No, no… wait. Wait… I want to see that again.
He pointed the remote at the TV, rewinding the clip. The camera zoomed out to reveal what Edge was watching. He pressed play, just in time to see a a match from Warfare. Aiden English whipped Randy Orton shoulder first into the ring post. Then he pulled Randy away from the corner, lifted him up and hit the Director’s Cut! English pinned Randy clean. 1. 2. 3! Edge burst into laughter again.
Edge: You lost! To the new guy!
The camera panned over, revealing Randy Orton sitting next to Edge on the couch.
Edge: Oh my God, I love it! You lost! In the first round! Has that ever even happened before?
Edge could barely breathe.
Randy Orton: Very funny, Adam.
Edge: To a guy no one has ever heard of!
Randy Orton: Yeah, that’s about to be you tonight.
Edge: Excuse me?
Randy Orton: You got EC3 tonight, don’t you?
Edge: Uh, yeah, and why does that automatically mean I’m going to lose? Have you lost all faith in me?
Randy Orton: Can’t lose something I never had.
Edge: Touche.
Randy Orton: You’ve seen the guy. Young, hungry. In the top 1%.
Edge: Yeah, I’ve been thinking about that. He says that. His music says that. But in the top 1% of what?
Randy Orton: I think he’s trying to insinuate that he’s wealthy.
Edge: Well, yeah, I understood the insinuation, but he’s never actually come right out and said that.
Randy nodded at that.
Edge: Right? Really! The top 1% of what? Wrestlers? Mensa members? Baggage handlers? Dog trainers? It could mean anything!
Randy Orton: I guess that’s true.
Edge: And all he’s done in EBWF so far is beat Michael Dante who has proven to be… what’s the phrase…
Randy Orton: Absolutely useless without Tommy End?
Edge: Yes, that. I mean, if we’re talking about odds and percentages, I think it’s pretty much manifest destiny…
Randy Orton: Don’t do that. Don’t do that. You don’t even know what that means.
Edge snarled at Randy and sighed, continuing.
Edge: It is a time honored tradition…
He looked to Randy for approval.
Randy Orton: Better.
Edge: That I lose in the final four of the King of the Ring tournament, and honestly I need the annual paycheck. If I have to do that on the back of the top 1%…
Randy Orton: Then that’s just what you have to do.
Edge: Then that’s exactly what I have to do. EC3 can go to the undercard to compete for the Breakout Championship where he belongs.
Randy Orton: Sounds good to me. Let’s go find catering.
Edge nodded, and the two men stood up, walking out of the frame as the scene faded to black.
Edge: No, no… wait. Wait… I want to see that again.
He pointed the remote at the TV, rewinding the clip. The camera zoomed out to reveal what Edge was watching. He pressed play, just in time to see a a match from Warfare. Aiden English whipped Randy Orton shoulder first into the ring post. Then he pulled Randy away from the corner, lifted him up and hit the Director’s Cut! English pinned Randy clean. 1. 2. 3! Edge burst into laughter again.
Edge: You lost! To the new guy!
The camera panned over, revealing Randy Orton sitting next to Edge on the couch.
Edge: Oh my God, I love it! You lost! In the first round! Has that ever even happened before?
Edge could barely breathe.
Randy Orton: Very funny, Adam.
Edge: To a guy no one has ever heard of!
Randy Orton: Yeah, that’s about to be you tonight.
Edge: Excuse me?
Randy Orton: You got EC3 tonight, don’t you?
Edge: Uh, yeah, and why does that automatically mean I’m going to lose? Have you lost all faith in me?
Randy Orton: Can’t lose something I never had.
Edge: Touche.
Randy Orton: You’ve seen the guy. Young, hungry. In the top 1%.
Edge: Yeah, I’ve been thinking about that. He says that. His music says that. But in the top 1% of what?
Randy Orton: I think he’s trying to insinuate that he’s wealthy.
Edge: Well, yeah, I understood the insinuation, but he’s never actually come right out and said that.
Randy nodded at that.
Edge: Right? Really! The top 1% of what? Wrestlers? Mensa members? Baggage handlers? Dog trainers? It could mean anything!
Randy Orton: I guess that’s true.
Edge: And all he’s done in EBWF so far is beat Michael Dante who has proven to be… what’s the phrase…
Randy Orton: Absolutely useless without Tommy End?
Edge: Yes, that. I mean, if we’re talking about odds and percentages, I think it’s pretty much manifest destiny…
Randy Orton: Don’t do that. Don’t do that. You don’t even know what that means.
Edge snarled at Randy and sighed, continuing.
Edge: It is a time honored tradition…
He looked to Randy for approval.
Randy Orton: Better.
Edge: That I lose in the final four of the King of the Ring tournament, and honestly I need the annual paycheck. If I have to do that on the back of the top 1%…
Randy Orton: Then that’s just what you have to do.
Edge: Then that’s exactly what I have to do. EC3 can go to the undercard to compete for the Breakout Championship where he belongs.
Randy Orton: Sounds good to me. Let’s go find catering.
Edge nodded, and the two men stood up, walking out of the frame as the scene faded to black.