Post by Jonny Cedrone on Jun 22, 2023 19:27:26 GMT -5
The scene opens up inside the Cedrone residence. Gloria is packing up her luggage. Jonny comes into the scene and playfully pulls everything back out of the luggage.
“Do you WANT me to walk around New Jersey with nothing on?”
“Would that be too much of a sin?”
Gloria wraps her arms around Jonny’s neck. Jonny wraps his arms around her waist. They share a loving, passionate kiss before Gloria responds.
“Yes.”
She goes back to packing her luggage with Jonny helping her this time. He stumbles across some lingerie and holds it up.
“That’s for the hotel.”
“Why even bother though?”
“We have to have some fun with it. Spice it up a little bit.”
Gloria playfully pulls the lingerie from Jonny’s hands and puts it into the luggage.
“Besides ‘nothing’ is for the celebration after the match Sexy.”
“Mmmmmm. I like it!”
“You’re gonna love it.”
Jonny walks up behind Gloria, wraps her up in her arms and begins to kiss her on her neck.
“As usual.”
Just then there’s a knock on the door.
“Go answer the door…then take a cold shower.”
“Only if you get in with me!”
Jonny smacks Gloria on the ass before heading towards the door.
“We’ll see!”
Jonny opens the door and on the other side is James Wellingsworth the butler for the Cedrones.
“Hey James! How are you doin’ today? C’mon in! There’s some laundry over in the corner.”
“I’m doing well sir. I hope you are well. I’m not interrupting anything am I?”
James walks into the room and heads towards the laundry pile and starts to sort through it.
“Not yet.”
Gloria giggles and playfully smacks Jonny on the shoulder.
“Not at all James!”
“Good morning Madam Cedrone! How are you on this lovely morning?”
“I’m doing really well James! How are you?!”
“Splendid!”
“That’s wonderful!”
“Hey James, I just want to thank you for looking after the place while we’re gone. We tried to get as much stuff done for ya that way you wouldn’t have to do a whole lot.”
“Much appreciated sir but you didn’t have to do that. It would only keep me busy with nobody here to give a hard time.”
“You sound like you’re going to miss us James! Are you sure you wouldn’t want to come with us?”
“Aw I appreciate the offer madam but I couldn’t and wouldn’t impose! You two go and have a good time. I’ll stay here and look after the place.”
“Don’t have too big of a party while we’re gone man.”
“Or at least don’t leave evidence of one! Ha ha!”
“Perish the thought madam!”
“This is a pretty big event this weekend isn’t it?”
“One of the biggest!”
“Evolution 6!”
“Jonny’s defending the US Championship in a Fatal Four Way match!”
“Another multiple opponent match I see. They really enjoy putting you in impossible situations don’t they? Er-uh-should I say near-impossible?”
“It’s admittedly pretty frustrating being involved in so many multiple opponent matches. Not gonna lie. But it’s a test that I need to encounter and improve upon in my career so I’m taking each one as practice to be honest.”
“Your fervour is admirable sir but don’t they know that in order to showcase your skills and you abilities as their US Champion, it’s better to put you in one-on-one matches? Otherwise it’s just a hodgepodge of bodies flying around. Sure the action is sure to be exciting but there’s no true showcase of anyone’s talent involved in the match.”
“I can’t disagree James!”
“And not to mention that if they were to actually let you participate in one-on-one encounters, you’d be able to put on wrestling clinics. You would go down as one of the greatest wrestlers that Action Wrestling has ever signed if they let you do things your way sir.”
“I…I appreciate that James!”
“Don’t sound so surprised sir. Just because I give you a hard time doesn’t mean that I don’t understand and appreciate your work in the ring sir. I can’t believe I’m about to say this and it’s certainly not because I’m kissing your rump, but of all of the wrestlers I’ve watched in my lifetime, you’re certainly one of the greatest I’ve ever watched. You take the audience on a wild emotional ride in every match. Every move you execute has a meaning and a purpose. That ring mat is your canvas. Your skills are your paint brush. Together, each match is a beautiful display of art.”
“Wow James! That’s very kind of you!!”
“And I have no doubt that you have the ability to win this match sir. I fear, though, that there is power in numbers. If you are to lose, and in saying that I’m not trying to put any kind of jinx on you at all, but if you do lose, please don’t take it to heart. I’ve seen you come home after taking a loss in matches like this – or not being able to simply get the win – and your heart would be in pieces on the floor. Don’t allow yourself to take a loss – should one occur – as a sign that you’re not good enough. Take it, as you said, as a learning experience. Learn from what mistakes you may have made in that match, learn from them and never do them again. Grow from them. Improve from them. Evolve from them.”
“But with that said, don’t even worry about losing because you won’t lose. You’re going to retain your Championship and come home a winner! I just know it sir!”
“Wow James! I really don’t know what to say! Thank you so much! Will you be watching the match this weekend?”
James lets out a bit of a chuckle, bends over and picks up the sorted laundry in the laundry basket then looks at Jonny again.
“Are you kidding?! I’ll be too bloody busy getting rubbished to even think of that nonsense!”
James exits the room in a fit of laughter as Jonny and Gloria just look at one another in utter confusion. The scene fades to black. When the scene fades back in, we’re now standing outside of…
Jonny is heard in the voiceover
Jonny is heard in the voiceover
“Carpaccio American Dream! A wonderful Italian Restaurant in East Rutherford, NJ. Just a minute or two drive or a seven minute walk from where Evolution is to take place in a couple of days – Metlife Stadium. The place where I defend my US Championship against three individuals who feel that they have what it takes to pry her from my cold dead hands. Not a chance in Hell! I’ve fought too long and too hard to get to where I’m at right now. I’ve gone through too many downs in this up and down journey since joining Action Wrestling!”
“Y’know, if you think about it, it’s actually a fitting place to have such a cena fantasica right before a big fight! At least the American Dream part. I mean c’mon. Right now I’m living that American Dream! I’m defending everything right in this country. I’m defending everything that this country stands for. I’m representing the best country in the world and I will have three people standing across from me that probably wouldn’t piss on me if I was on fire, let me burn and take the Championship like a buncha hyenas.”
“Tonight though…well tonight probably a similar situation. With Gloria enjoying a girls’ night out on the town, I’m about to head into this dinner for a bit of a…family reunion if you will…with some of the most biggest bosses from northern Jersey down to Maryland. It’s an annual dinner where entrepreneurs from the New England where we all get together and discuss all of our ideas and what makes our businesses successful and what makes them less than ideal. Since I joined the “family” a few years ago, I haven’t been invited to too many of these gatherings but seeing the amount of success that my teams have afforded me, I do get to partake in these special occasions every once in a while. Now my “family” is technically all over the country but my main core is in Havre de Grace. A beautiful little city where the Susquehanna River meets the Chesapeake Bay in Maryland. Though the Cedrone family has virtually become a Maryland-exclusive family, our roots run through New Jersey, New York and back to Italy. A lot of the bosses here tonight? Well, seeing as we’re in Jersey it’s pretty safe to say that if any of them are sports fans, they’re a fan of a New York team of some sorts. Whether it be the Yankees, the Mets, the Giants, the Jets. Me? I’m an Orioles fan. So I’m going to start this evening off right.”
“Honestly, no matter who I’m facing Sunday night; no matter how many people I’m facing; it probably goes without saying that situations like this is more nerve-racking than any other situation I can find myself in. I’ve been involved in so many underhanded situations in my life; situations that have provided well for my family over the years. Put me in a room full of bosses? On the inside I become Jello. I know what you’re thinking, “but you run your own businesses. You ARE a boss!” True story but I don’t feel like a boss. I feel like I’m one of the boys. I digress. You’ll never see me show how nervous I am on the outside. They’d eat me alive. You cannot be a boss and show any weakness at all. They’ll cut your balls off and feed them to you and sit there and watch you eat them. Now situations like that have helped mold me and teach me in the wrestling world as well.”
“Ya see, the wrestling world and this world aren’t too different to be honest. You show weakness, you’ll be taken advantage of. You don’t take the bull by the horn and create your own destiny, somebody else will pass you by and you’ll be left to eat their dust. I don’t eat anyone’s dust. I don’t take the backseat to anyone. I’m going into Evolution as the United States Champion and the truth of the matter is that I will be leaving the exact same way. No matter what those three people think or how much they think their own shit doesn’t stink, I’m that much more confident and I have that much more talent. Not a one of them have what it takes to remove the Championship from my grip. Not now. Not with The People behind me and leading me into this battle, and every battle, with their Championship on the line!”
Jonny makes his way into the restaurant and is met by the hostess. She asks for his name, he tells her and she escorts him to the area where the dinner party is. Once in view of all of the members he exclaims…
“HOW ‘BOUT ‘DEM O’S HUN??!!”
Some of them greet Jonny with an OOOOHHHH!!! And with huge smiles and opened arms, he makes his way around the table to greets everyone there with a handshake, embrace and busting balls with everyone all around the table. He reaches the only seat left and pulls it out in order to sit in it.
“Jonny! So good to see that you’ve made it! I hear you have a big match Sunday night. Do you need any help? If ya know what I mean.”
The entire dinner party laughs at the joke, including Jonny.
“Every little bit of help wouldn’t hurt!”
Another outburst of laughter happens.
“Ya know I never was a fan of professional wrestling but after hearing you were coming I had to check it out. After seeing you in the ring and seeing what you do out there, I understand why you do what you do Jonny. With the amount of risk that goes into a wrestling match, you’re crazy for doing it, but I understand.”
“I truly appreciate that Paulie. I’m defending the US Championship Sunday night at Metlife if any of you wanna come and watch. I can get some spots in the Press Box.”
The scene fades out as murmuring continues amongst the dinner party. The scene fades back in as we see a podium standing in front of the Metlife Arena with the huge entranceway hanging out in the background. After a few moments, Jonny comes walking up to the podium. He sets the US Championship on the podium with the middle medallion proudly on display. He would usually address a crowd in situations like this but there is no crowd. Just Jonny, the US Championship, a podium, a spotlight on him and the Metlife Stadium as his backdrop as he looks into the camera.
“In a matter of a couple of days, this entranceway will be crowded with people as they funnel their way into the stadium behind me in order to bare witness to wrestling history. Thousands upon thousands of people will make their way into the stands and will fill each and every seat from the floor all the way up to the brim of the stadium.”
“Why?”
“Why will so many people show up to witness such a display of artistry through violence? Because it’s Action Wrestling! The Number One wrestling organization in the entire country…hell…in the entire world by my estimation! They will show up in droves in order to watch the wrestling prowess of some of the most passionate athletes this industry has ever produced. They will show up in droves out of bloodthirst as some of the most fiercest warriors there have ever been will lay their bodies, careers and lives on the line in order to beat their opponents.”
“For all of the preferences of wrestling styles out there, Action Wrestling has something for every one of them. That statement’s true from the bottom of the roster all the way to the top, but oddly enough virtually every style there is in this sport is compiled into the match for our United States Championship.”
“In this match we have the high-flying, the hardcore brutality and the brawler-technical-powerhouse.”
“Then you have me. The wrestler’s wrestler. The one that can and will put on a wrestling clinic and make you tap out! Just ask James Freedom. But if you want to change it up and you want to have a fist fight? I have zero qualms with throwing fists! I will hit harder than all of you! You wanna turn it into a kickboxing match? Fine. I’ll kick harder than all of you! You wanna soar high with the eagles? Well that’s fun too! Don’t let this size full you! I can fly high when I need to but I can slither with the snakes if I have to as well! You wanna turn this into a hardcore fight? That’s cool with me too. I will annihilate you with every since weapon that you bring into this match.”
“Moral of the story? No matter how you think you may have the advantage over me, I have news for ya! You have no advantage over me! I can do it all and have done it all! You don’t scare me!”
“So bring your technical prowess, bring your weapons, bring your aerial assault, bring whatever you want to bring…I’ll bring the fight!”
“For each and every one of you I fear no man, I fear no woman, I fear no transgender, I fear nobody! With each and every one of you behind me I will proudly go through the valley of death and I will carry each and every one of you on my back! We will successfully defend this Championship and we will move on to the next challenge!”
“While it may be true that I have respect for the three that will be standing in front of me Sunday night, what’s also true is once that bell rings…all respect goes flying out the window! All I will know then will be us vs. them! All I will know then will be devastation!”
“There are few things that fuel me more than the love and the support of all of you – The People. I’m driven by hunger. I’m driven by anger. I’m driven by passion and the desire to be the absolute best that there is in this sport. But a step higher than all of that are all of you! You have helped me to reach the summit in the past. You’ve been there for me when I’ve been in the valleys. And you’ve stayed with me as we’re climbing our way to the summit once again. With each step along the way you have all been there, waiting, cheering me on and I humbly stand here before you and I vow to you that we will destroy our enemies Sunday night! The same enemies that think that we’re some easy pushover will be the same enemies that will lie in the fetal position in excruciating pain in the wake of decimation and chaos.”
“The United States Championship is ours and it will remain ours until I say otherwise. Jesse Lee, Dionysus and Joule Ortiz hear this. Do what you want. Do what you will. Do what you feel you have to. Dream that dream of taking this Championship from us because your reality will be much darker than your dreams. We will still be the US Champion and you will forever be chasing that dream!”
Jonny holds up the US Championship
“This is as close to this Championship you’re going to get!”
The scene fades to black as Jonny walks away from the podium.