OOC: Here is my RP for Warfare. Had a lot of fun writing it. Feedback is welcome. Good luck Sky! - DJ
It was gut check time for a man who was a Grand Slam Champion in the EBWF, The Miz. Wrestlemania had come and gone, and Miz and his partner AJ Styles had defeated a formidable opponent in Rated RKO. One would have thought that the momentum from that victory would carry them through their match on Warfare with Christian/Damien Sandow and current Tag Team Champions, The Shield. However, it was not to be. The Shield retained the titles they won from The Sequel with a pin fall victory. Neither Miz nor Styles was involved in the decision, but that fact did not make the loss hurt any less. If there was anyone that had more post Wrestlemania momentum, it was Dean Ambrose and Seth Rollins. They were running rough shot over The EBWF and the fact that The Miz and AJ Styles weren't able to put a chink in their armor, was not sitting well with The Sequel. So one would only have to wonder what they'd have to say the week before a Warfare in which both of them were in singles action, with AJ Styles matching up against World Champion Dean Ambrose, and The Miz facing off with Tensai.
The scene opened up in a living room that EBWF viewers most notably Miz fans.. or Mizfits.. were familiar with. AJ Styles lay on one couch, while The Miz inhabited the other. Both men were dressed similarly, with Miz wearing a white Nike T-Shirt and Black Shorts, and Styles rocking a Black Nike T-Shirt and white shorts. AJ had a bowl of popcorn in his lap, and Miz had the remote and was flipping through the channels.
AJ Styles: Miz open your mouth.
The Miz: Excuse me?
AJ Styles: Relax dude, I'm not trying to seduce you.
The Miz: Well why not?
AJ Styles: Stop flirting with me.
The Miz: That's not what your mom said.
AJ Styles: How did we get here?
The Miz: You asked me to open my mouth.
AJ Styles. Oh right.. seriously do it.
The Miz opened his mouth and AJ Styles attempted to shoot a piece of popcorn over to Miz basketball style, complete with a full follow through.
AJ Styles: Jordan...
The popcorn was in the air and it landed half way between Miz' couch and AJ's couch.
The Miz: Just missed!
AJ Styles: I'm bored, and I can't get our Tag Title Match out of my head.. if only there was a way to express our feelings about this match and our upcoming matches at Warfare.
The Miz: I know what you mean, it would be just tremendous if there was say a camera here in my living room that we could look into and relay to the fans and our opponents what we were thinking and what we were planning for them this coming Monday Night.
AJ and Miz in unison turned their heads from looking at each other to looking dead into the camera.
The Miz: Why look... there is!
AJ Styles: Well hot dog! Let's do this.
AJ and Miz both cracked their knuckles. Miz spoke.
The Miz: After what happened last week on Warfare, people have been coming up to me all this past week, saying "Hey Miz you had another chance to slow down the Shield and you guys just couldn't get the job done." I can't lie, I'll call a spade a spade, they aren't completely wrong. Does it suck that they're not completely wrong, it sure does. What the Shield has been able to do, is undeniable over the past few weeks, but what it has done is refocused me..
AJ Styles: Us!
The Miz nodded.
The Miz: Us. It has refocused us. The Sequel is at a delicate moment right now, and I feel like people may be getting the wrong idea about who we are and just what we are capable of doing. Don't let the loss this past Monday fool you, or give you the wrong impression of who you are looking at right now. I won't go in to what we've accomplished because unless you've been living under a rock or have disappeared to new gimmick land in Japan like my opponent on Monday Night, Tensai, you know what we've done here. I say we're at a delicate moment, because we're quickly being overshadowed by two other guys, who haven't been here very long. Something has to be done, a statement has to be made.
AJ Styles: Kate Upton is really attractive.
The Miz: Ok that's a statement I suppose, but not exactly what I meant, I meant in the ring.
AJ Styles: I bet she'd be attractive in the ring.
The Miz shook his head.
The Miz: I mean in our matches this Monday Night. Your match more than mine, is a chance for us to really get things going in the right direction again. A victory over Ambrose would really get things going in the right direction again.
AJ Styles: Right but what about you I mean you have a pretty important match yourself against Tensai.
There was a beat, and the two men started cracking up loudly. AJ shook his head as he was laughing.
AJ Styles: I'm sorry, I just can't. Not sure how they give me Ambrose, and you get Tensai. I wouldn't mind a night off every now and again. Although I did just get back after 2 months, so I guess I'm ready to go. Ambrose.. you're screwed buddy.
The Miz nodded
The Miz: I agree, I mean with Ambrose not having Sandow or Christian to pin, I don't know how he plans on beating you. As for me I'm ready for what Tensai has to offer. I know we're not always the most serious guys, but this guy Tensai is just a downright comedian, that's what I kind of like about him though. He doesn't take himself too seriously, because let's face it if he did.. something would be SERIOUSLY wrong with him. He's an overgrown American dude who went to Japan got some more tats and all of a sudden we're supposed to be scared of him? Really? I'm supposed to be intimidated by a guy like Tensai? Realllllly?
AJ Styles: I'd say not really.. I think even he knows that.
The Miz nodded in agreement.
The Miz: You know something, I actually agree with you. Which again is why I can't say too much negative about the guy. He's got the attitude like, "EBWF Universe, give me a smile.. give me a laugh.. I know I have no chance against The Miz.. but I will act confident in a comical way to keep people entertained." I dig it. I dig Tensai.. I dig his style.
AJ Styles: I dig his moves.
The Miz looked into the camera intensely.
The Miz: Tensai, this is nothing personal, but simply put Monday Night is about one thing and one thing only. The Sequel in one felt swoop showing everyone in this company that despite the fact that The Shield has burned the set, and gone on this winning streak since they walked in the door, that we are STILL the best duo in the EBWF. Sure we're laughing some right now at your expense, but I just want you to know.. that if I don't seem like I'm not taking you seriously.. it's because I'm not.
AJ laughed.. not expecting the second part of the sentence. Miz smiled too.
The Miz: It's not because you're not a good wrestler.. I mean you're not.. but that's not why I'm not sweating this match in the slightest. The reason why I am so at ease right now, is because there are certain things that I know about myself. I know that I'm handsome, I know that I'm really good at Battleship, I know that I really enjoy eating Smartfood Popcorn, but most importantly as far as this match goes, I know that when I get a kick in the ass like we got last week, that when I get a wake up call like the loss to the Shield was, that I quite simply, RESPOND. This Monday Night, I will respond like you've never seen me respond before. Tensai may get all the giggles until then, he might even get some of The Mizfits on his side with his crazy antics, but as soon as the bell rings on Monday Night it will become clear to each and every person watching that I'm not there to goof off or carry on. It will become clear to each and every person watching, that this Monday Night The Miz will be there completely dialed in on getting back on track, and if I have to beat Tensai until he can ACTUALLY speak Japanese.. than that is exactly what I'll do.
The camera cut away from Miz. AJ Styles was on his cell phone.
AJ Styles: Right can I get two orders of Pork Lo Mein. Some Beef Teriyaki and another side order of Boneless Spareribs.
The Miz: What are you doing?
AJ Styles: I'm ordering Chinese.. you know for you.. for research.
The Miz: He went to Japan.. not China.
AJ hit himself in the forehead.
AJ Styles: Right of course.. luckily I'm hungry.. so since you won't need it for research, I'll just eat it then.
The Miz: Sounds like a good plan.. then you can just fart on Dean Ambrose and that might be enough to take the victory.
AJ Styles: You're an evil genius Miz. You better hope Tensai doesn't hear that, he might actually try to execute it. Doesn't Tensai look like he'd have smelly farts? Like downright lethal even?
The Miz: That he does, Tensai doesn't look like he'd be lethal in many things. I mean he's overweight, he kind of lopes around the ring with his gut bouncing around like a bowl of Jello, but he does look like if he let one rip, people would write stories about how awful it smelled.
AJ Styles shook his head trying to shake the thought of what it just might smell like.
The Miz: Fart jokes aside. Monday Night, Tensai is just going to be another fat guy who was in the wrong place at the wrong time. Monday Night I could be facing Tensai, I could be facing Jackie Chan, I could be facing the entire Country of Japan, it doesn't matter I'm walking out of Warfare with a victory.
AJ Styles: The whole country Miz? I don't think they could all fit in the ring.
The Miz: Exactly so I'd win by count out.
AJ Styles: Cheap way to win, Miz.
The Miz: AJ I'd be facing a whole country, it doesn't need to be pretty.. which is apparently the same attitude Tensai chose while picking his valet.
There was a beat.
AJ Styles: BURN!
The Miz: Shocking that a stud like that couldn't find himself a prettier girl to escort him to all of his losses.
AJ Styles: Losses? Miz, Tensai is the Breakout Champion of the World.
The Miz: Holy crap, he is?
AJ Styles: He sure is.
The Miz: Well I guess maybe we should take a second to try and care.
AJ Styles: Sounds good, ready?
The Miz: Ready.
A second went by.
The Miz: Anything?
AJ Styles: Nothing.
The Miz: Me neither. I wasn't hopeful. Tensai, look, in all seriousness I know that we're being harsh. I know that you think these insults are unwarranted.. because after all what have you ever done to me except insult my beard.. or lack thereof. Which just as a side note that comment really got me thinking that maybe I could use some of the hair that Tensai apparently shaved off his back since returning to the states.
AJ Styles: Or we could just shave Paiges back?
The Miz: D-D-D-Double BURN!
AJ Styles: Although Nicole Matthews is there too.. she's kind of cu.. I mean she's not that... OK I guess she isn't great either.. it's a homely bunch.
The Miz: A homely bunch indeed, but as I was saying, I know that us really attacking you here may seem unjust and unfair, similar to how it must feel to look in the mirror each morning and realize that you have to go through another day being you. Another day of having to have Tatoo's on your face, no hair on your head, hair that desperately wants to come back to your back. Another day of having to be a complete joke to everyone that matters in this business. Tensai you might make us laugh, you might make us smile, but so did the show Bevis and Butthead, it means nothing. That's what you are Tensai, you are the Bevis and Butthead of Professional Wrestling, we know what we're seeing you do and say is totally stupid, but sometimes after a night of drinking when you're half way done with a bag of cheese curls, we might just find you half way worth watching. Monday Night though Tensai, something incredible will happen, even before the beers and the cheese curls, you will be on TV.. and you WILL be worth watching.
AJ looked at Miz in a confused manner.
AJ Styles: He will?
The Miz: Yes he will be worth watching on Monday Night, because on Monday Night he will be sharing the ring with me.. and just like you probably feel like us having fun at your expense tonight is totally uncalled for, this verbal pounding, is NOTHING compared to the physical one you are going to receive come Monday Night. Monday Night Tensai, I'm going to beat you down like you were my worst enemy.
AJ Styles: LIT reference for the win!
The Miz: I think that was my own worst enemy.
AJ Styles: LIT reference shut the hell down.
The Miz smirked for a second but once again got serious.
The Miz: In order to be as fair as I possibly can be, I'd like to end tonight by explaining just what is about to happen to Tensai, in a way that he can understand.
After a quick beat, Miz let out a huge belch.
AJ Styles: Was that it?
The Miz: No I just really had to burp.
AJ Styles: Nice one, great volume, sounded good.
The Miz: Thanks dude.
AJ Styles: Sure!
The Miz: Anyways, here we go.
Miz put his head down and raised it up slowly. He began to mouth words, but ALA Kaientai nothing was heard until completely off timing a voice that didn't belong to Miz was heard.
The Miz: (voice over) TENSAI, Monday Night will be a battle of epic proportions. There will be two warriors, competing in one ring, one of which will be cool, charming, witty, talented, tough, must-see, and charismatic the other will be extremely fat.. there will only be one winner.. and it will not be the fat one.
AJ Styles: DAMNIT.
The Miz broke his character to respond to AJ.
The Miz: What?
AJ Styles: Was kind of pulling for the fat one, the other guy sounds pretty full of himself.
The Miz: Dude the first guy is me.
AJ Styles: This is story is about you?
The Miz: Y...I mean didn't y... I just said I was going to paint the picture of our match in a way Tensai could understand.
AJ Styles: This just got way more interesting, I love stories that apply to my real life.
The Miz: Well I'm glad, can I continue now?
AJ Styles: Please go ahead.
The Miz: Thank you.
The Miz put his head down, and once again comically raised it up slowly. He began to mouth words again.
The Miz: (voice over) The fat one will shake the ring with great ferocity and that will just be when he walks around in it, the ring will be very much like an earth quake when the better man, slams his chunky adversary down face first, with a finishing maneuver known simply as the Skull CRUSHING FINALE winning by pinfall ICH.. NI.. SAN The victory will be a great one, a sweet one, but most importantly a much needed one, for our stories hero. Thousands will weep for the portly loser in our tale, but unfortunately he never in a million years stood a yodels chance in his own kitchen, because his opponent my dear friends was THE MIZ.. and The Miz as we all know is simply..
SUGOIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!!!!!!!!!!
The scene faded to static, with the Miz and Styles both seemingly intent on earning victories to regain the momentum that looked to be eminent after their big Wrestlemania W. Time will tell if Monday Night would be the start of yet another run from two of EBWF's biggest names.