Post by tankedge on Feb 21, 2022 16:11:54 GMT
Sunday Night
We open as Redentor is in a giant hot tub essentially out of the movie Scarface, his scarred face isn't hidden by the usual face paint or mask he usually wears, as he sits smoking a cigar and watching a New Japan press conference on TV. Rasputin Ito and Achilles Freeman enter the room and join him in the hot tub.
Redentor- Achilles, they have us facing old guys at the anniversary show so far.
Achilles Freeman- Ugh, they need to get some new guys on the roster, I'm tired of having to try and not hurt Muta.
Rasputin Ito- That's why you've really been here this week isn't it?
Redentor looks confused but Achilles has far worse a poker face.
Rasputin Ito- You're hoping Conner loses against Stone and gets discouraged and thinks about going back to Japan with you, right?
Redentor shuffles in his seat and takes a puff on his cigar.
Redentor- The Empire took away all our good rivals. It's been harder then it should be to keep things interesting without Godzilla around. And you and Shogun always had good matches, I was hoping to draw you three back yes.
Rasputin Ito- Is that why you've convinced Conner and I to take it easy this week?To make us soft for our matches? And where the hell is Shogun? I haven't seen him all week? I thought you said you were going to get him back to training?
Redentor- No, you and Conner both need to learn to slow down and enjoy your time, your lives. I get it, he has a ranchers spirit and always feels hes wasting daylight if he's not doing something, but he's been pushing himself too hard. I've seen what that does to guys and Conner is wasting potential. It's the same with you, weren't you practically raised in a lab in Russia, your dad trying to make the perfect super soldier or something? You two have only ever learned non-stop work, you need to deactivate your brains sometimes. Far as Shogun, well...
We cut to somewhere else, Shimigami Shogun is pushing a boulder up a hill, right as he's about to get to the top something randomly seems to happen and the boulder goes rolling back down the hill.
Shimigami Shogun- The fuck, every single day this happens, why?
We cut back to the hot tub as Redentor and Achilles are laughing and Ito looks annoyed.
Rasputin Ito- Sisyphus? What's the goal on that?
Achilles Freeman- We just wanted to see if he'd actually do it.
Redentor- Turns out he's still pretty goal oriented.
Ito shakes his head in disgust as Conner comes in walking a little bow legged. He inches into the hot tub and stares a hole through Redentor. Redentor gives him a confused look.
Redentor- Did you not enjoy your massage?
Conner Edge- Did you hire a hooker for me?
Redentor- If I'm hiring a hooker, it'd be for me not you. I've been massaged by Apinya for years and she never tried anything, not that I'd want that from a 60 year old woman but still.
Conner Edge- This was some young, buxom blonde girl. She rode me for an hour and a half, that was more strenuous then any training I could have done this week.
Redentor looks to Achilles who shrugs.
Redentor- Apparently your father isn't the only one with a stalker lately.
Rasputin Ito- Juan Carlos was just telling me how his goal this week has been to get us to leave the Empire and return to Japan full time.
Redentor- I never said full time, just enough to make our pay per views and tournaments special. You left opening curtains in tag and six mans Conner, you've made yourself into a main eventer and I think we can draw huge behind you.
Conner Edge- Yeah well, I'm doing pretty well here and Go-D is making sure I get paid what I'm worth. New Japan wouldn't match that, even if I was main eventing.
Redentor- But your getting too deep in the Empire, your trying to jump ahead. You should have stayed tagging with Maverick for another year, now your going to medical stoppage draws with a former champion,who probably should have beaten you and your going to lose tomorrow, I guarantee it.
Conner Edge- I've handled Stone before.
Redentor- Yeah, and you helped relight a spark in him. He knows the importance of this tournament and he knows his first world title run wasn't what it should have been. Happens to a lot of guys like him, they don't fully grasp the mental stress of being champion before, it's why Tank and Go-D are on top right now instead of Stone and Blake, they don't have the mental compacity to lead a company. but now Stone does, his next reign may be one for the ages, you are but a stepping stone.
Conner Edge- And what, I'm supposed to come back to New Japan to be your stone?
Redentor smiles and takes a puff on his cigar.
Redentor- And you'll come back here like Godzilla, ready and able to finally break the glass ceiling.
Conner Edge- You know, I never liked you because you tried to end my career before it started, but I'm glad that happened because your a pretty smug asshole and this is coming from a guy who hangs out with some of the smuggest in the world.
Conner and Ito get out of the hot tub.
Conner Edge- Well, thanks for the relaxing week I guess, but I'm not done here.
Rasputin Ito- Nor am I.
Redentor- Enjoy what's left of your TV title reign then, and Ito-San, when you lose tomorrow, just send us Shogun back at least.
Rasputin Ito- If we lose, I probably will.
Conner and Ito leave as Redentor looks disappointed.
Achilles Freeman- Did that go how we actually wanted it to go?
Redentor- Honestly, I think so.
We open as Redentor is in a giant hot tub essentially out of the movie Scarface, his scarred face isn't hidden by the usual face paint or mask he usually wears, as he sits smoking a cigar and watching a New Japan press conference on TV. Rasputin Ito and Achilles Freeman enter the room and join him in the hot tub.
Redentor- Achilles, they have us facing old guys at the anniversary show so far.
Achilles Freeman- Ugh, they need to get some new guys on the roster, I'm tired of having to try and not hurt Muta.
Rasputin Ito- That's why you've really been here this week isn't it?
Redentor looks confused but Achilles has far worse a poker face.
Rasputin Ito- You're hoping Conner loses against Stone and gets discouraged and thinks about going back to Japan with you, right?
Redentor shuffles in his seat and takes a puff on his cigar.
Redentor- The Empire took away all our good rivals. It's been harder then it should be to keep things interesting without Godzilla around. And you and Shogun always had good matches, I was hoping to draw you three back yes.
Rasputin Ito- Is that why you've convinced Conner and I to take it easy this week?To make us soft for our matches? And where the hell is Shogun? I haven't seen him all week? I thought you said you were going to get him back to training?
Redentor- No, you and Conner both need to learn to slow down and enjoy your time, your lives. I get it, he has a ranchers spirit and always feels hes wasting daylight if he's not doing something, but he's been pushing himself too hard. I've seen what that does to guys and Conner is wasting potential. It's the same with you, weren't you practically raised in a lab in Russia, your dad trying to make the perfect super soldier or something? You two have only ever learned non-stop work, you need to deactivate your brains sometimes. Far as Shogun, well...
We cut to somewhere else, Shimigami Shogun is pushing a boulder up a hill, right as he's about to get to the top something randomly seems to happen and the boulder goes rolling back down the hill.
Shimigami Shogun- The fuck, every single day this happens, why?
We cut back to the hot tub as Redentor and Achilles are laughing and Ito looks annoyed.
Rasputin Ito- Sisyphus? What's the goal on that?
Achilles Freeman- We just wanted to see if he'd actually do it.
Redentor- Turns out he's still pretty goal oriented.
Ito shakes his head in disgust as Conner comes in walking a little bow legged. He inches into the hot tub and stares a hole through Redentor. Redentor gives him a confused look.
Redentor- Did you not enjoy your massage?
Conner Edge- Did you hire a hooker for me?
Redentor- If I'm hiring a hooker, it'd be for me not you. I've been massaged by Apinya for years and she never tried anything, not that I'd want that from a 60 year old woman but still.
Conner Edge- This was some young, buxom blonde girl. She rode me for an hour and a half, that was more strenuous then any training I could have done this week.
Redentor looks to Achilles who shrugs.
Redentor- Apparently your father isn't the only one with a stalker lately.
Rasputin Ito- Juan Carlos was just telling me how his goal this week has been to get us to leave the Empire and return to Japan full time.
Redentor- I never said full time, just enough to make our pay per views and tournaments special. You left opening curtains in tag and six mans Conner, you've made yourself into a main eventer and I think we can draw huge behind you.
Conner Edge- Yeah well, I'm doing pretty well here and Go-D is making sure I get paid what I'm worth. New Japan wouldn't match that, even if I was main eventing.
Redentor- But your getting too deep in the Empire, your trying to jump ahead. You should have stayed tagging with Maverick for another year, now your going to medical stoppage draws with a former champion,who probably should have beaten you and your going to lose tomorrow, I guarantee it.
Conner Edge- I've handled Stone before.
Redentor- Yeah, and you helped relight a spark in him. He knows the importance of this tournament and he knows his first world title run wasn't what it should have been. Happens to a lot of guys like him, they don't fully grasp the mental stress of being champion before, it's why Tank and Go-D are on top right now instead of Stone and Blake, they don't have the mental compacity to lead a company. but now Stone does, his next reign may be one for the ages, you are but a stepping stone.
Conner Edge- And what, I'm supposed to come back to New Japan to be your stone?
Redentor smiles and takes a puff on his cigar.
Redentor- And you'll come back here like Godzilla, ready and able to finally break the glass ceiling.
Conner Edge- You know, I never liked you because you tried to end my career before it started, but I'm glad that happened because your a pretty smug asshole and this is coming from a guy who hangs out with some of the smuggest in the world.
Conner and Ito get out of the hot tub.
Conner Edge- Well, thanks for the relaxing week I guess, but I'm not done here.
Rasputin Ito- Nor am I.
Redentor- Enjoy what's left of your TV title reign then, and Ito-San, when you lose tomorrow, just send us Shogun back at least.
Rasputin Ito- If we lose, I probably will.
Conner and Ito leave as Redentor looks disappointed.
Achilles Freeman- Did that go how we actually wanted it to go?
Redentor- Honestly, I think so.