WrestleMania 7 - 04/24/11

NERO PHOENIX
ROLEPLAY: 1/1
WRITTEN BY: GAZ

_%@! Prelude !%@_
Well, it seems that moment has finally arrived. Nero Phoenix… Sean Lewis… one on one, inside a monstrous steel cage. To be quite honest, I was half expecting something a little less barbaric for my Wrestlemania match but I guess I’ll take it anyway because this is my damn time to shine. This is my time to prove to everybody in the back, everybody sitting in the audience and the millions watching at home that I have exactly what it takes to still go. I know what everybody thinks of me – an unlucky loser who once had his fifteen minutes of fame and has been desperately been clawing onto at least a few more seconds. But they’re wrong. I’m Nero Phoenix, and I didn’t get inducted into this year’s hall of fame for nothing. I’ve competed in some of the greatest matches this company has ever witnessed. I was the first ever pure wrestling champion and I gave that belt credibility from the moment it was in my grasp. I was the first ever X Cup winner and was so impressive, Roddy Piper rewarded me with a World Heavyweight Championship opportunity. That’s only a few achievements. My list of accomplishment is endless. At Wrestlemania, I intend to add to that list when I end the Wrestlemania undefeated streak of Sean Lewis. Not many people believe in me, that I can do it, which is why it’s going to make this victory all the more sweeter. I don’t doubt for a split second Sean is going to give me his absolute best. But when all is said and done, and the smoke has cleared – it’s going to be my hand raised in victory and everybody that doubted me better be lining up, ready to issue me their deepest apologises.
_%@! End Prelude !%@_



The scene unfolds at a local GOLDS gym in Arlington, Texas. Nero Phoenix is straight away revealed standing in the middle of a ring with his apprentice Dan Desario as he’s in the midst of training for his big Wrestlemania match-up against Sean Lewis. Nero grabs a hold of Dan and locks him in Lewis’ very own finisher, the S-Works. Dan screams in agonising pain, tapping instantly on the mat as Nero locks the hold in tightly.

:Nero Phoenix:
YOU THINK YOU’RE A MATCH FOR ME, SEAN!? HUH? DO YOU? I’M GOING TO BREAK YOUR DAMN NECK WITH YOUR OWN FINISHER!

Nero laughs menacingly as Dan slowly begins to pass out. Nero then finally begins to slowly but surely calm down, releasing the hold. Dan lays flat out unconscious on the canvas.

:Nero Phoenix:
Dan, wake up, will you—

Nero softly slaps him on the cheek but he remains unconscious. He walks over to the corner and picks up a bottle of ice cold water. He then walks back over to Dan and pours the water straight over, awaking him. Dan leaps up from the canvas.

:Dan Desario:
Damn, that’s cold! What the hell were you doing!?

Dan angrily pushes Nero, sending him falling flat on his ass. Nero quickly jumps back up and pushes Dan back slightly.

:Nero Phoenix:
Who the hell do you think you’re pushing!? I’M NERO PHOENIX, YOU JUMPED UP LITTLE KID!

:Dan Desario:
You know what, Nero? You’re nobody, pure and simple. All this time you’ve been busting my balls about losing matches left, right and center… making me think it was me. But this entire time, I’m beginning to think it was you. That’s right. You’re the biggest loser around here, and it’s rubbing off on me. Well, I’m not going to stand for it. I’m going to make it on my own, you hear me?

Nero suddenly begins to laugh, leaving Dan completely baffled.

:Dan Desario:
Why the hell are you laughing?

:Nero Phoenix:
Because you’ve made what I’m about to tell you a whole lot easier. I was going to wait a while but after your little outburst, I don’t see the point in waiting a second longer. You see, Danny boy – Jensen isn’t impressed with you in the slightest. He reckons you’re dead weight. So, I gave him a simple solution. It’s time to put up, or shut the hell up.

:Dan Desario:
What are you talking about?

:Nero Phoenix:
Well, win or lose… me and you are definitely done after today. But if you lose… your career is done here in Extreme Wrestling Entertainment, finished. In simpler terms, you’ll be FIRED!

Dan stares at Nero in disbelief as he struggles to take in Nero’s shocking announcement.

:Nero Phoenix:
Oh, don’t look at me like that. We both knew it was coming. This partnership has been like a ticking time bomb for ages. Your misfortune has nothing to do with me, Danny boy. It’s all you. Now you might have slithered your way into money in the bank but you’re going to have to overcome the odds and win if you want to remain on the roster.

:Dan Desario:
You bastard! Wasn’t enough for you to screw your wife out of her job, now you’re trying to do the same to me--

:Nero Phoenix:
Trying?

Nero smirks at Dan, who flies at Nero. Nero ducks and then lays a surprised Dan Desario out with a super kick. Dan goes crashing to the mat. Meanwhile, Nero stands over a fallen Dan with the widest grin on his face.

:Nero Phoenix:
I should destroy you and leave you in a bloody mess right now but, you’re not worth it. Now if you’ll excuse me, I have bigger fish to fry – a fish called Sean Lewis. Consider yourself future endeavoured.

Nero shakes his head at the pathetic sight of Dan Desario as he begins to walk off. He stops midway and turns to look at Dan one last time.

:Nero Phoenix:
Who’s the nobody now, huh?

Nero finally walks off. Meanwhile, Dan is still laid out in the ring. With that said, the scene slowly fades to black.

TWO DAYS LATER…

The scene proceeds to some days later after Nero and Dan’s explosive fallout which saw Dan’s career put in jeopardy. Nero Phoenix is revealed standing outside a massive set of iron gates. As the cameras scan around the area, a large sign hanging boldly above the gate is seen which reads “Columbia Pictures Industries, inc.” Nero suddenly turns to the cameraman standing in front of him.

:Nero Phoenix:
Are we ready to rock and load?

:Cameraman:
Just a second. Okay, we’re good to go…

The cameraman hoists the camera up and rests it on his shoulder as the camera begins rolling.

:Nero Phoenix:
Ladies and Gentlemen, I am standing outside one of the main movie studios of Columbia Pictures where Sean Lewis is rumoured to be filming his latest crappy Hollywood blockbuster dud which no doubt you’ll be able to find at your local gas station in their bargain DVD bucket in about six months time. But I hear this one has Will and Jaden Smith in, so who knows? Maybe, just maybe it’ll end up in the bargain bin of a supermarket instead. Now I know you’re all wondering, why am I here? I bet your next thought is “I bet he’s just here to cause havoc for Sean Lewis…” Well, actually, you’re all wrong. I’m here to show I can be a great sport. I’m here to show my support to the oh-so great, Sean “The Franchise” Lewis. Let’s see how we get in this place—

Nero approaches the gate closer as he looks for a way to get in. Suddenly, a security guard holding a clipboard approaches the gate from the other side.

:Security Guard:
May I help you, gentlemen?

:Nero Phoenix:
Yes, I’m here to visit Sean Lewis. The name’s Nero Phoenix.

:Security Guard:
Let me have a look on this here list.

The security guard searches through the pages on his clipboard, slowly shaking his head.

:Security Guard:
No, I’m afraid I cannot see a Nero Phoenix on the list. Besides, I wouldn’t be able to let you in anyway. You need authorization from the Studio president to be able to bring in a camera for filming.

:Nero Phoenix:
Look, we’re not here to film any part of whatever crappy movie is being made to feature Sean—I mean… err… listen; we’re simply filming for personal reasons. We have no intention of filming for piracy. All we want to do is visit Sean Lewis. Once we’ve done that, we’ll be on our way.

:Security Guard:
I still can’t let you in. Your name isn’t on the list and as I said before, you need authorization from the Studio president, regardless of—

Nero grabs a hold of the security guard by his shirt and pulls him up against the gate.

:Security Guard:
Let go of me! HELP! HELP!

:Nero Phoenix:
Listen, you no good prick – I want to see Sean Lewis. If you don’t open this gate straight away, I’ll climb over there and I’ll shove my foot so far up your ass, you’ll taste the laces. Have we come to an understanding? I’ll even make it worth your while.

Nero sticks a hundred dollar bill in the security guard’s shirt pocket and lets him go. The security guard is obviously pissed as he brushes himself down.

:Security Guard:
Alright, I’ll turn a blind eye. But if you get caught, I didn’t let you in. Are we understood?

Nero nods in agreement. The security walks over to his little office located by the gates and pushes the button which opens them up. Nero and his cameraman strut through the gates smugly.

:Nero Phoenix:
I knew you’d see it my way eventually. Now which studio is Sean Lewis’ film located at?

:Security Guard:
The very first studio. His trailer is just parked right outside too.

:Nero Phoenix:
His own very own trailer, eh? Fancy.

Nero proceeds to head off to Studio one where Lewis’ latest film is currently undergoing filming. Nero suddenly stops at a trailer with Sean Lewis’ name printed on the side on if in big, bold letters. Nero grins, approaching the door. He takes a deep breath before swinging the door open and charging into the trailer. A loud, girlish scream can be heard. Nero looks disappointed as he finds only Trixy, eWe Interviewer and Sean’s love interest relaxing on Sean’s king-size leather sofa.

:Nero Phoenix:
Where is Sean, Trixy?

:Trixy:
What the hell do you think you’re doing? You’re not allowed in here. Now get out before I call security. NOW!

Nero slowly approaches Trixy, who becomes more and more terrified after each step.

:Nero Phoenix:
I said…. Where is Sean, Trixy?

:Trixy:
I don’t want any trouble, and neither does Sean. Now please, just leave us alone. You’ll get Sean at Wrestlemania but until then, leave us be.

:Nero Phoenix:
I could, Trixy… I really could. But it’s the simple fact of not wanting to.

Nero laughs.

Your boyfriend… fiancé… fuck buddy… or whatever you two are these days, is due some more public humiliation - just like when I embarrassed him two weeks ago on Chaos, and just like last week when I embarrassed him once more on Chaos. I’ll not rest until he’s left eWe with his tail between his legs.

:Trixy:
You think you stand a chance against Sean? Don’t make me laugh. You haven’t got what it takes to take down The Franchise at Wrestlemania. I know it, everybody knows it!

:Nero Phoenix:
Now, now Trixy. You’re an interviewer – interviewers are supposed to remain impartial. Say, did I ever tell you how gorgeous you are?

Nero smiles whilst gently stroking Trixy’s arm. Trixy spits at Nero in disgust. Nero wipes the spit from his face and laughs, leaving Trixy confused.

:Nero Phoenix:
Always the lady, huh? Well, I’m guessing since Sean isn’t here, he must be in the middle of shooting his latest dud which means I have a party to gatecrash. I’ll be seeing you real soon, toots.

Nero mockingly blows Trixy a kiss. He then leaves the trailer and a shaken Trixy as the scene slowly out.

SEVERAL MINUTES LATER…

The scene fades back in several minutes later. Nero Phoenix has managed to sneak past studio security in order to gain access into studio one. As the filming for Lewis’ new movie gets underway, Nero Phoenix suddenly bursts onto the set. At that precise moment, everybody stops what they’re doing.

:Nero Phoenix:
Ladies and Gentlemen, I am looking for Sean Lewis.

As the cameras scan around the studio, Will Smith and his son Jaden are both revealed staring at Nero in confusion. Meanwhile, Steven Spielberg is also revealed sitting in his director’s chair.

:Steven Spielberg:
Excuse me, but whom the hell are you? We’re trying to shoot a movie here.

:Nero Phoenix:
Wow, Lewis is doing a movie for Spielberg? I wonder who he slept with to get that part. It wasn’t you was it?

Nero points to Spielberg, laughing.

:Steven Spielberg:
I don’t know who you are or why you’re here but Sean Lewis is not here. He’s finished for the day.

:Nero Phoenix:
Absolutely typical, that is. I knew it. I knew Sean Lewis would bolt as soon as he heard I was nearby. You are a smart man, Sean. Because had you been here, I was going to dish out the beating of a God damn lifetime!

:Steven Spielberg:
I hate to break up your little thought for the day but we are kind of in the middle of shooting a Hollywood blockbuster here.

:Nero Phoenix:
Are you going to make me, Steve? That’s what I thought. Now sit down and shut up. Before I take an Oscar and shove it so far up your ass, it’ll be coming out of your mouth. Now where was I? Oh yes – Sean Lewis; Hollywood’s biggest dud since Ben Affleck. I bet you think you’re so big with your movie career, right? You want to know why you turned your back on wrestling to make movies – because you don’t have what it takes anymore to hang with the big dogs. Is that why you came back to eWe and humiliated me in the process – to try and re-establish a name for yourself… to prove that you’re still The Franchise? Well, Sean… I already know the answer to that. You’re no longer The Franchise anymore, and challenging me to a match a Wrestlemania isn’t going to prove it in the slightest because with every fibre of my being I am determined to beat you and end your so-called Wrestlemania Undefeated streak because I too came back here to eWe to prove to everybody in the back, everybody in the audience and the millions watching on their television sets at home that I am everything that I say that I am. Who knows, maybe after I’ve beaten you in Arlington, I’ll rename myself as “The Franchise” Nero Phoenix. It’s got a nice ring to it, don’t you think?

Nero laughs.

You know what really gets me? How people are questioning my ability. They’re always questioning if I have what it takes to get the job done but never, never do they question the ability of the oh-so great Sean Lewis. That’s why I cannot stand you, Sean. Because no matter what you say or do, these people love you. They believe in you, but me? I say one thing… one tiny little thing and they all turn their back on me! Well, come Wrestlemania, when you and I collide inside a steel cage… I’m going to beat you within an inch of your life, and I’m going to show the entire universe that even Hero’s can bleed and die. I’m going to prove that on any giving day, you, Sean Lewis aren’t so immortal. Your days of being undefeated at Wrestlemania are numbered, and I’m going to revel in the thought that I, Nero Phoenix was the one to end your precious little streak. Buckle up, Seany… cause this is gonna be good!

Nero laughs once more when all of a sudden, he’s approached by Hollywood movie legend Will Smith.

:Will Smith:
Excuse me but Mister Spielberg said—

Nero turns around and suddenly lays Will Smith out cold with a clothesline. Will crashes to the floor. His son, Jaden quickly rushes to his father’s aid.

:Nero Phoenix:
Oh, shit…

Having realised what he’s done, Nero quickly scarpers off the set with his cameraman in tow as studio security have been alerted and are slowly closing in on him. Nero is last seen exiting through one of the exit doors as the scene fades to black.

END OF ROLEPLAY!