Post by Donzig on Mar 9, 2022 18:34:35 GMT -5
Archie Rude was backstage before the wall covered with the huge NPW logo, and beside him were a smirking Steve Awesome. Who adjusted his long fur coat and sunglasses as he stood there. And beside them, leaning against the wall with a vague air of disinterest was Donzig. His hood drawn up over his masked face, and his long leather coat pulled around him. Sinclair Godfrey stood nearby, not saying anything as Archie flashed a grin at Steve.
He was very happy to see Steve, he was easier to deal with.
'Steve Awesome, how do you respond to recent comments by Rob Riot regarding your upcoming Imperial Tag Team Championship match!'
Steve rolled his eyes, and then tugged his glasses down to the end of his nose.
'We don't pay much attention to what losers like the Bastards have to say.'
Sinclair snorted a laugh at that, and Rude grunted.
'Well, he has challenged you to make a Last Man Standing Tornado Tag match.'
Steve pulled off the glasses, and he shook his head before he rolled his eyes.
'What? We are two of the greatest technical wrestlers on the planet! We are not going to give up an edge like that! A match that favors that slob, Frank--'
Steve was cut off as Donzig kicked off the wall, he grabbed a fist full of fur and rhinestones yanking Steve back. He leaned forward, hissing as he glared at Archie before his hand snapped upwards. He ripped off his mask, holding it out for Sinclair before he growled as his eyes narrowed on the camera.
'We accept!'
'What?' said Archie, looking between the pair of them in surprise.
'WHAT?' exclaimed Steve.
'What?' gasped Sinclair Godfrey.
'We accept!' roared Donzig again, and Steve gaped as he grabbed at his partner's arm. He tried to tug Donzig back, holding up a finger at Archie as the Scourge shook him off before he continued. His head shaking as he snarled in that raspy voice. 'You think I am afraid of you, Rob? Is that it? You and that fat fuck of a partner of yours?'
Steve looked helplessly at Sinclair, who shrugged. And then Steve looked back to Donzig as he helplessly mouthed 'No, no, no.'
'No, no, no!' snapped Donzig. 'Steve Aver-Steve Awesome and I are not going to back down from a fight, Rob! Empire is not going to back down from a fight! You think you're so slick don't you? You think not having any rules protects you?'
'No.' muttered Steve.
'No! No! It doesn't because I am the King in the North! Every fucking time one of you people, from the Bastards to the Marsupials of Mayhem--'
Steve stepped forward, shoving his head between Rude and Donzig. Holding a finger up at Rude, before he looked back to Donzig.
'Hold up, did you say Marsupials of Mayhem?'
Donzig blinked at Steve, and then he grunted.
'Yeah, they were well--' A pause. '--well, they were masked guys who were all marsupials.'
'Like what a kangaroo?'
Donzig stared, head tilting before he shrugged. 'No, no, a Koala, a Wombat, and a--'
He looked at Sinclair, who shrugged. 'A dropbear.'
'What the hell is a dropbear?' Steve asked, looking between Rude and Donzig.
'It's a carnivorous Koala.' answered Sinclair.
'Is that a real thing?'
'Soutter told me his uncle was killed by dropbears.' answered Donzig deadpan.
'What?' Steve shook his head, and then smiled. 'Well, while I have your attention can we talk about this match? Because I think a Last Man Standing Tornado Ta--'
Steve was shoved aside again, and Donzig grabbed at Rude's jacket as his face glazed over once more into a hate filled scowl. His eyes narrowed, as he growled.
'You think I am scared of you and Frank! Is that it? Well, I am going to beat and batter the pair of you from pillar to post! I am going to tear the flesh from your hides, and I will have those Imperial tag team titles! You think you can beat two men of the level of me and Steve? We are multiple time champions! We are united in our drive to conquer NPW in the name of the Empire! We already beat the shit out of the pair of you at Honor in Halifax! And you can cry, whine, and tear your shirt off all day! But there are no fucking rules in a street fight, Rob! So you get into another one? With me? WITH ME!'
Donzig tugged at his beard, and he jerked his head as he licked at his lips. Then he jerked a hand outward, pointing a finger at Steve Awesome.
'With Steve FUCKING Awesome?'
Steve looked like he was going to be sick, and he sighed with a look cast to Sinclair. She shrugged, and looked away as a hand covered her mouth.
'You were at Honor in Halifax right, Rob? You were there? Because the King in the North took a beating that would have killed an average wrestler, he took the best shots that the three of you fucks could throw at him! And he kept getting up, he kept getting up! Because you can't kill the beating heart of the Empire, Rob! You can't defeat what won't be defeated, eh? So you two can do your worst, you can smack us with chairs--'
Steve gaped.
'--you can beat us with pipes, flail us with barbed wire--'
Steve shook his head, and Donzig lifted his hands as he stared down at them.
'--burn us! Cut us! You can hit us with your shitty fucking car!'
Sinclair finally lost it, tittering as she looked away as Steve mouthed the words 'hit us with your car!'
'At the end of the day, Steve Awesome and I will be the last men standing! We will be standing over your broken carcasses with the Imperial Tag Team belts held high! And I will have another name! The man who beat Rob Riot!'
He was very happy to see Steve, he was easier to deal with.
'Steve Awesome, how do you respond to recent comments by Rob Riot regarding your upcoming Imperial Tag Team Championship match!'
Steve rolled his eyes, and then tugged his glasses down to the end of his nose.
'We don't pay much attention to what losers like the Bastards have to say.'
Sinclair snorted a laugh at that, and Rude grunted.
'Well, he has challenged you to make a Last Man Standing Tornado Tag match.'
Steve pulled off the glasses, and he shook his head before he rolled his eyes.
'What? We are two of the greatest technical wrestlers on the planet! We are not going to give up an edge like that! A match that favors that slob, Frank--'
Steve was cut off as Donzig kicked off the wall, he grabbed a fist full of fur and rhinestones yanking Steve back. He leaned forward, hissing as he glared at Archie before his hand snapped upwards. He ripped off his mask, holding it out for Sinclair before he growled as his eyes narrowed on the camera.
'We accept!'
'What?' said Archie, looking between the pair of them in surprise.
'WHAT?' exclaimed Steve.
'What?' gasped Sinclair Godfrey.
'We accept!' roared Donzig again, and Steve gaped as he grabbed at his partner's arm. He tried to tug Donzig back, holding up a finger at Archie as the Scourge shook him off before he continued. His head shaking as he snarled in that raspy voice. 'You think I am afraid of you, Rob? Is that it? You and that fat fuck of a partner of yours?'
Steve looked helplessly at Sinclair, who shrugged. And then Steve looked back to Donzig as he helplessly mouthed 'No, no, no.'
'No, no, no!' snapped Donzig. 'Steve Aver-Steve Awesome and I are not going to back down from a fight, Rob! Empire is not going to back down from a fight! You think you're so slick don't you? You think not having any rules protects you?'
'No.' muttered Steve.
'No! No! It doesn't because I am the King in the North! Every fucking time one of you people, from the Bastards to the Marsupials of Mayhem--'
Steve stepped forward, shoving his head between Rude and Donzig. Holding a finger up at Rude, before he looked back to Donzig.
'Hold up, did you say Marsupials of Mayhem?'
Donzig blinked at Steve, and then he grunted.
'Yeah, they were well--' A pause. '--well, they were masked guys who were all marsupials.'
'Like what a kangaroo?'
Donzig stared, head tilting before he shrugged. 'No, no, a Koala, a Wombat, and a--'
He looked at Sinclair, who shrugged. 'A dropbear.'
'What the hell is a dropbear?' Steve asked, looking between Rude and Donzig.
'It's a carnivorous Koala.' answered Sinclair.
'Is that a real thing?'
'Soutter told me his uncle was killed by dropbears.' answered Donzig deadpan.
'What?' Steve shook his head, and then smiled. 'Well, while I have your attention can we talk about this match? Because I think a Last Man Standing Tornado Ta--'
Steve was shoved aside again, and Donzig grabbed at Rude's jacket as his face glazed over once more into a hate filled scowl. His eyes narrowed, as he growled.
'You think I am scared of you and Frank! Is that it? Well, I am going to beat and batter the pair of you from pillar to post! I am going to tear the flesh from your hides, and I will have those Imperial tag team titles! You think you can beat two men of the level of me and Steve? We are multiple time champions! We are united in our drive to conquer NPW in the name of the Empire! We already beat the shit out of the pair of you at Honor in Halifax! And you can cry, whine, and tear your shirt off all day! But there are no fucking rules in a street fight, Rob! So you get into another one? With me? WITH ME!'
Donzig tugged at his beard, and he jerked his head as he licked at his lips. Then he jerked a hand outward, pointing a finger at Steve Awesome.
'With Steve FUCKING Awesome?'
Steve looked like he was going to be sick, and he sighed with a look cast to Sinclair. She shrugged, and looked away as a hand covered her mouth.
'You were at Honor in Halifax right, Rob? You were there? Because the King in the North took a beating that would have killed an average wrestler, he took the best shots that the three of you fucks could throw at him! And he kept getting up, he kept getting up! Because you can't kill the beating heart of the Empire, Rob! You can't defeat what won't be defeated, eh? So you two can do your worst, you can smack us with chairs--'
Steve gaped.
'--you can beat us with pipes, flail us with barbed wire--'
Steve shook his head, and Donzig lifted his hands as he stared down at them.
'--burn us! Cut us! You can hit us with your shitty fucking car!'
Sinclair finally lost it, tittering as she looked away as Steve mouthed the words 'hit us with your car!'
'At the end of the day, Steve Awesome and I will be the last men standing! We will be standing over your broken carcasses with the Imperial Tag Team belts held high! And I will have another name! The man who beat Rob Riot!'