Post by Joseph Malone on Oct 1, 2006 11:58:14 GMT 10
Joey Malone is seen sitting on a bench in a peaceful little park. In the distance the sounds of children laughing and playing are heard, but are quiet enough not to disturb him. On his lap sits a newspaper, which he is lazily reading, flicking multiple pages at a time until he finds an article that suits him. Behind him there is a thick crop of foliage, full of leaves and life as spring always is. To his left there is a small clearing, where a group of young teenagers are playing football with only the deep, rich red of the sunset to light their game. Life was in full bloom for everyone and everything in that park, except for one individual. One person who despite blending into his surroundings like everything was ok, knew inside that it wasn't.
Joey: "...The Dow Jones index fell 3 points...Toddler drowned in local lake...Melbourne Storm are the best team in the universe..."
Joey shakes his head at the irrelevance of the newspapers articles to his own current situation. Life was around him like a storm but all was quiet on the Joey Malone front. It was eerily quiet at that, like he was in the middle of the storm called life. Placing the newspaper down at his feet he became aware of the camera and began speaking to it
Joey: "So this past week I teamed up with three of the best that this federation has to offer and now, well now I gotta face them all, as well as the guys I beat this week for the World Heavyweight championship. Thats a dream come true and its gonna be only my second chance at winning the thing in almost a year and a half in DUEW. To top it all off, I still got this banged up neck"
Joey nods his head and leans back in the seat, giving a wry smile as he uncrosses his legs
Joey: "So my chances don't look to good this week, right? I got all these guys I have to face off against and then there is me, with all my problems, eh? I got no peace of mind at the moment, I don't know what to do with myself. But that doesn't mean I can't win this thing, but don't let me get away with just saying it. Lets look at our opponents, shall we?"
Joey stands up and from behind the chair he grabs a small folder, blue cover, the type with plastic sheets in them. He turns around and starts walking slowly through the park, opening the folder to the first page, revealing a picture of Mr. Lover
Joey: "So my first target, Mr. Lover. A high flying, hard hitting 3 time and current Australian champion. This guy is one of the veterans of the federation and has been here almost as long as me. We've had a few scuffles in the past but mostly I have never faced him. Well this week I am going to show that the way I beat him in our only ever 1 on 1 match was no fluke. Lover may be the biggest threat of all but I don't see him as any real threat to my dominance in this match"
Joey flicks his hair a little and turns the page over, taking away Lover to reveal Ken Paradise
Joey: "Now this is Lover, in punk kid form. Ken Paradise still has yet to show his DUEW pedigree, despite the talent that is obviously held in that little body of his. Shouldn't be of any worry to me, but who knows, maybe he can come through this one time"
Joey gives a little sarcastic smile, before moving onto the next page, showing another competitor
Joey: "This, this is a freak. This man goes by the name of Kane. Probably the biggest physical presence in the match and you'd think, boy he is a threat to anyone but lets break this down, and Kane, if your watching, I apologise if I offend you. Kane is an uncoordinated, overgrown loser and its just that simple that when I hit the Napoli Cutter on you, your gonna be asleep like the big baby that you are"
Joey gives a cheeky smile and again turns the page, taking away Kane to show Steve Austin
Joey: "Can anybody say "washed up"? You are too old man, your brain tells your body to move but your body doesn't respond because your about 80. Let go of the past and realise, you no longer have any class. Sure, your the tag team champion but when I was in that division you couldn't get anywhere near the gold. This week, if you make it to the ring even, know that I am gonna take you out of the match as fast as I can, because I don't want anyone else having the privileged of beating you"
Joey keeps a straight face this time, obviously meaning what he was saying about Austin. He turns the page and reveals Deranged
Joey: "Dezzy, I know me and you haven't seen eye to eye in the past. And it ain't going to start happening now. I know you to be nothing more than a second rate, Deathmatch competitor. Well buddy, second rate won't get you very far because me and Disturbed, we are the only true Deathmatch competitors to have graced this federation. Come back to me when you're not ripping off Dizzys style and when you win the title, then I'll slap you and take the Deathmatch title back home to this Italian Stallion"
Joey smiles smugly and stops, closing the folder for a moment as two emo kids walk right through Joeys frame. Joey looks on in disgust before continuing his tirade. He goes through the remaining pic, until he gets to Nightmare
Joey: "Lemmy...deathmatch champion only because I'm not there. No threat at all but you know who is. Nightmare"
Joey dramatically pauses, before continuing with his talking
Joey: "Nightmare, you are the one that did this to my neck. I may never be the same again but I know that I am still worth more than you. I know I am still better than you and that the Nightmare has to end someday. I am going to turn the tables on you and show you that I am the Nightmare, and that I will be YOUR Nightmare. Just wait and see, this week I will prove my worth and show you all that I can find the peace I am looking for. It starts with revenge and from there I get the success. This week I prove my worth, this week I become World Champion, this week the Nightmare ENDS!"
Joey slowly moves out of the frame of the picture, with the shot fully fading after a few moments, focused on the dying and setting sun
Joey: "...The Dow Jones index fell 3 points...Toddler drowned in local lake...Melbourne Storm are the best team in the universe..."
Joey shakes his head at the irrelevance of the newspapers articles to his own current situation. Life was around him like a storm but all was quiet on the Joey Malone front. It was eerily quiet at that, like he was in the middle of the storm called life. Placing the newspaper down at his feet he became aware of the camera and began speaking to it
Joey: "So this past week I teamed up with three of the best that this federation has to offer and now, well now I gotta face them all, as well as the guys I beat this week for the World Heavyweight championship. Thats a dream come true and its gonna be only my second chance at winning the thing in almost a year and a half in DUEW. To top it all off, I still got this banged up neck"
Joey nods his head and leans back in the seat, giving a wry smile as he uncrosses his legs
Joey: "So my chances don't look to good this week, right? I got all these guys I have to face off against and then there is me, with all my problems, eh? I got no peace of mind at the moment, I don't know what to do with myself. But that doesn't mean I can't win this thing, but don't let me get away with just saying it. Lets look at our opponents, shall we?"
Joey stands up and from behind the chair he grabs a small folder, blue cover, the type with plastic sheets in them. He turns around and starts walking slowly through the park, opening the folder to the first page, revealing a picture of Mr. Lover
Joey: "So my first target, Mr. Lover. A high flying, hard hitting 3 time and current Australian champion. This guy is one of the veterans of the federation and has been here almost as long as me. We've had a few scuffles in the past but mostly I have never faced him. Well this week I am going to show that the way I beat him in our only ever 1 on 1 match was no fluke. Lover may be the biggest threat of all but I don't see him as any real threat to my dominance in this match"
Joey flicks his hair a little and turns the page over, taking away Lover to reveal Ken Paradise
Joey: "Now this is Lover, in punk kid form. Ken Paradise still has yet to show his DUEW pedigree, despite the talent that is obviously held in that little body of his. Shouldn't be of any worry to me, but who knows, maybe he can come through this one time"
Joey gives a little sarcastic smile, before moving onto the next page, showing another competitor
Joey: "This, this is a freak. This man goes by the name of Kane. Probably the biggest physical presence in the match and you'd think, boy he is a threat to anyone but lets break this down, and Kane, if your watching, I apologise if I offend you. Kane is an uncoordinated, overgrown loser and its just that simple that when I hit the Napoli Cutter on you, your gonna be asleep like the big baby that you are"
Joey gives a cheeky smile and again turns the page, taking away Kane to show Steve Austin
Joey: "Can anybody say "washed up"? You are too old man, your brain tells your body to move but your body doesn't respond because your about 80. Let go of the past and realise, you no longer have any class. Sure, your the tag team champion but when I was in that division you couldn't get anywhere near the gold. This week, if you make it to the ring even, know that I am gonna take you out of the match as fast as I can, because I don't want anyone else having the privileged of beating you"
Joey keeps a straight face this time, obviously meaning what he was saying about Austin. He turns the page and reveals Deranged
Joey: "Dezzy, I know me and you haven't seen eye to eye in the past. And it ain't going to start happening now. I know you to be nothing more than a second rate, Deathmatch competitor. Well buddy, second rate won't get you very far because me and Disturbed, we are the only true Deathmatch competitors to have graced this federation. Come back to me when you're not ripping off Dizzys style and when you win the title, then I'll slap you and take the Deathmatch title back home to this Italian Stallion"
Joey smiles smugly and stops, closing the folder for a moment as two emo kids walk right through Joeys frame. Joey looks on in disgust before continuing his tirade. He goes through the remaining pic, until he gets to Nightmare
Joey: "Lemmy...deathmatch champion only because I'm not there. No threat at all but you know who is. Nightmare"
Joey dramatically pauses, before continuing with his talking
Joey: "Nightmare, you are the one that did this to my neck. I may never be the same again but I know that I am still worth more than you. I know I am still better than you and that the Nightmare has to end someday. I am going to turn the tables on you and show you that I am the Nightmare, and that I will be YOUR Nightmare. Just wait and see, this week I will prove my worth and show you all that I can find the peace I am looking for. It starts with revenge and from there I get the success. This week I prove my worth, this week I become World Champion, this week the Nightmare ENDS!"
Joey slowly moves out of the frame of the picture, with the shot fully fading after a few moments, focused on the dying and setting sun
