Scene 1”Beautiful! Come on Johnny, that’s it! Just like that, the camera loves you!”
The sounds of a random photographer in Hollywood, California sound off as the cameras flash and the snapshots are taken of the model in his entrance ring gear, as he is surrounded by three other female models taking seductive pictures with him. The artificial wind created by the fan in front of him helps his hair blow softly as his body glistens perfectly thanks to the makeup artist’s job. The camera man finally stops taking pictures and looks at Johnny Anderson as he walks over to him.
Donnie: ”Johnny, baby! It’s always nice to see you… you give my models something unique that others don’t, you know?”
Johnny: ”That’s because there’s nothing more Unique than me Donnie… you know that.”Donnie: “You’re right there baby… now care to give me just a few more with the blonde by you?”
Johnny: ”I’d love to, but you requested only a two hours. You know the deal Donnie, anything that gets into my time costs double.”Donnie: “Aw Johnny, come on it’s me! We’ve known each others for years, don’t do this to me baby.”
The whole “baby” gimmick roles right off of the fake Englishman’s tongue as Johnny walks through the studio set looking for a towel to wipe the baby oil off of his body with. An assistant comes over and gives him a room temperature club soda with the squirt of just one lemon wedge in it. She offers a small notepad to Johnny for him to sign, but he rejects it and continues walking as Donnie follows him.
Donnie: “Alright alright Johnny, I’ll pay but I can’t do double… How about an extra 50%?”
Johnny: “Donnie, if I did that for you then I’d have to do it with everyone else. But I’ll tell you what, since we’re friends how about you call me Tuesday and I’ll give you another round at normal price. And you know I don’t work Tuesdays.”Donnie looks to be in a pickle, but he knows that with Johnny’s extravagant good looks he won’t be able to find another model as good as the one he’s using now. Reluctantly, Donnie sighs and shakes his head as they reach Johnny’s trailer. Johnny smirks and pats the photographer on the shoulder as he enters the trailer and shuts the door behind him. Inside the trailer, Johnny and his wife Stacie embrace within each other and share a kiss.
Stacie: “Did I hear you offer up your precious Tuesday to someone other than me?”
Johnny: “Yeah, you did… but you’ll have me the rest of the week.”The two of them smile as they kiss once more and Stacie goes to sit down in the chair while Johnny takes another drink of his club soda. Stacie smiles at him as she types on her laptop, while Johnny is taking a sit. Looking at his wife, he gives her a quizzical look that she picks up on and answers.
Stacie: “I’m just finding it funny that you’re getting into this role of being a model now. It wasn’t long ago that you were calling this life stupid.”
Johnny smiled as he placed his soda onto the table and leaned over to see what his wife was doing. As always, she wasn’t doing much but playing her silly Facebook games. Giving his wife a kiss, Johnny was about to try and get some nooky when a pounding sound at his trailer door was heard. Johnny hung his head and sighed as Stacie got up and walked over to the trailer. Opening it up, she was greeted by a confused assistant expecting Stacie’s husband.
Assistant: “Oh, I’m sorry… I was looking for…”
Stacie: “I know who you were looking for. He’s busy right now, care to leave a message?”
Assistant: “Yeah, there’s a letter here for him from Mister Bryan Kennedy… it looked important so I brought to him.”
Stacie: “I’ll give right to him.”
With a crooked smile, she waved the assistant goodbye and closed the door as she turned to face her husband with the big yellow envelope in hand. Johnny looked at it, again with that quizzical look, as he reached over for it when his wife walked over. Sitting in his lap as he wrapped his arms around her, Stacie opened the envelope for him and handed him the papers inside.
To Johnny:
I hope that your career in modeling has been great to you. I realize that my name may sound only a little bit familiar to you, but I assure you that your name is highly recognizable to me. However, unlike most of your current fans, I recognize you for more than the man who loves the cameras. I recognize you as what you once were, and what I believe you still are. I recognize you as the wrestler, Johnny Insane. I realize that the wrestling chapter in your life may have seemed to be closed since your last endeavors, but as the saying goes… great wrestlers never truly retire.
As I’m sure you’re aware of, there’s a new promotion opening up on June 14th. I know you’re aware because the rumors amongst promoters have surfaced that you’re looking to come out of your semi-retirement. And with the Missouri Wrestling Experience, I’m willing to offer you a chance to reclaim your legacy. As a former Hardcore Champion around the world, I realize others may doubt your credibility. And that’s why MWE is right for you. I’m here offering you a chance to rewrite your legacy and become known as one of the greatest technicians in the world, not just a Juggalo.
If you accept the offer, please sign the attached contract and have it mailed to me by Monday, June 9, 2014. Also, there is a second contract attached. We also would love extend our offer to the lady once known as Stacie Sinnex. Her career was seemingly cut short to motherly duties, but we’re always willing to give a second chance.
Thank you for your time,
Bryan Kennedy (MWE Chairman/KSA Inc. Owner)Stacie and Johnny quickly moved the cover letter out of the way, and instantly there they were as promised. One contract, addressed to Johnny Anderson was giving him the chance he had dreamt of for a while. He loved the new modeling life he had achieved, but deep down his passion was to be a wrestler. Many had forgotten his ring name, and that was his plan. He didn’t want to be known as the pretty boy that went extreme… he wanted to be known as the best. And finally, after being out of action for two years, he was given that chance. Likewise, his wife Stacie had also received an invitation. Both of them, taking their respective pending contracts, looked at each other for a split second.
Johnny: “Well… it’s not exactly top of the line, but it’s what we’ve been talking about. And unlike the other letters, they seem genuine in signing me as a wrestler, and not an attraction.”Stacie: “So if you accept, where does that leave us?”
Johnny and Stacie looked at each other, and instantly they knew the answer. Sure, they would have to miss out on a lot but they both knew that they couldn’t ignore it much longer. However, as Johnny grabbed a pen and signed his name and initials in all the right places, Stacie stopped herself and looked down at her figure. Sure, for an average everyday middle class woman she was fine… but an athlete? She had long lost that body and conditioning. However her desire was burning with a fiery passion.
Stacie: “So I’m thinking… maybe you should sign first and I’ll get back to you when the timing is right.”
Johnny, with his free arm still around his wife, closed the remaining room by wrapping his other arm around her. He could feel her discomfort, so he decided to help her feel better by kissing her weak spot; which was right between her neck and shoulder bone to her right side. Leaning her head back, she lets out a soft moan as she keeps talking.
Stacie: “Keep that up Mister, and you’ll have a lot of work to do.”
Johnny: “Good.”He replied with a laugh as he kept kissing her. Finally she pulled his head up, and turned hers around so that her lips could lock onto his. Smiling, she stands up and picks Johnny up with her. The two wrap their arms around each other, heading into the back room as they close the door behind them.
Scene 2The scene comes into view a couple days later where Johnny Anderson is seen in his and his wife’s middle class San Francisco, California 550,000 dollar home [normal for California] as he is packing up his bags preparing for his first trip to Missouri since his last big time company shut down on him. Walking out of the giant master, through the hallway, down the steps, and into the main room of the house; Johnny looks down at his young 2 year old daughter before picking her up in his arms. Giving her a kiss on the cheek, he holds her in his arms as he walks into the kitchen where Stacie’s busy making a salad.
Stacie: “You about ready to leave?”
Asked Johnny’s wife as she leans over and kisses him on the lips, as their daughter closes her eyes. Johnny laughs and tickles her belly before setting her on top of the island, using his hand to balance her as he replies to his wife.
Johnny: “Yeah I am, well almost. I still have to decide on which sunglasses I’ll take. But I’m sure I’ll go with the ‘all of them work’ option, so it’s no big deal.”Johnny says as Stacie shakes her head, before pointing to the sunglasses already sitting on the top of his head. Johnny nods that he knows their there, or at least were there until his daughter took them and put them on her face.
Johnny: “Look at you looking all cool!”Johnny says as his daughter opens her arms and jumps onto him. He catches her and laughs before kissing Stacie bye and walking with the young one back into the main room. As they make in there, the young teenaged baby sitter comes back into the room from wherever she was and holds her hand out for Johnny’s daughter. The little girl smiles and offers to go willingly as Johnny laughs.
Johnny: “Oh fine, just leave Daddy then.”Johnny says before kissing his daughter on the head and heading back towards the closet that is literally labeled “Sunglasses” on the door. Opening it up, three automatic racks push out with different styles of sunglasses hanging off of them. Johnny spins each rack around as he looks for the right sunglasses. Unfortunately he can’t seem to pick the right ones out until finally he finds them. All black sunglasses with “JA” written across the beginning of the frame on both sides in 100% diamonds. Taking them off the rack, he grabs the matching protective sleeve and case before going back to his bags after closing the closet.
Babysitter: “So Stacie tells me you’re wrestling again.”
The baby sitter asks as she flips the television set onto Dora for the young girl in the living room with them. Johnny looks at the girl before smiling and nodding the affirmation she was looking for.
Johnny: “Yep, that I am… And no, you don’t get a raise.”Babysitter: “Well gee, take the fun out of it will ya…”
The two of them laugh as Stacie comes back into the room with her plate of salad in hand as well as a glass of ice water. Johnny stands up, grabs his bag, and gives Stacie one last kiss as well as ruffle the baby sitter’s hair before heading out of the house, grabbing a set of car keys as he does. Looking at the two selections in his garage, Johnny decides to go with the black viper with purple trimming. After turning the car on, and shifting the manual into reverse; Johnny places the Viper into the proper gear as he speeds off into the distance.
Scene 3The scene opens up with Johnny Anderson revving his way down the street in his beautiful Dodge Viper, which has been customized into a convertible and Johnny has decided to take advantage of the summer day as he let the top back. With the cameraman presumably in the passenger seat, we get a close up look at the natural affects wind has on his hair as he cruises along the interstate highway. Suddenly, Johnny reaches forward and turns off the Los Angeles talk radio show that’s playing and speaks up while his eyes stay focused on the road.
Johnny: “June fourteenth two thousand fourteen…. For some of you, that date is just another Saturday that you’re just dying to have come through so you can spend time with your families. For others, like myself, that date is more than just any other day. For people like me, that day is the beginning of a new era… or in my case, the rebirth that I’ve been searching for all this time. As some of you may have come to know by now, on that day the new promotion known as Missouri Wrestling Experience makes its debut… and on the card, is yours truly with a chance to solidify myself into the main event at their first supershow, Tiger Town Massacre for the UWL Missouri Heavyweight Championship. And while I’m humbled by the opportunity to qualify, the reason why this match means more to me is a different reason all in itself…”Johnny says as he switches the car into another gear before going into the left lane and pressing hard down onto the accelerator.
Johnny: “You see, years ago I had been an active competitor within two very popular yet rivaling promotions. Due to contractual reasons, I won’t say their names… but it was under these companies that I became known as an ‘insane’ person who would put his body, wellbeing, and family’s risk at stake for the sole purpose of getting that next great highlight… I wasn’t known as a legitimate competitor, and despite being champion in both of those places, I was never truly respected by my peers. It was a hell for me, and I knew that one day my talents would be recognized and I would be given my chance to shine… but then… then the two companies closed. And do you know what happened? The man known as Johnny Insane seized to exist…”Johnny slows down to a lower gear as he gets back into the right lane before continuing, again keeping his eyes on the road.
Johnny: “But as the saying always goes, where one door closes another is opened. You see, not long after my departure from those companies I decided to take a semi-retirement. Admittedly, it’s a long shot considering I was only 25 and had maybe a year and a half of ring work to my name; but I felt that it was enough to know when to call hand and let it go. So I did. I left the business and went back home where my wife and I continued to raise our family. To support it, for a while we lived off of the remaining checks I was guaranteed from those two companies but eventually I needed work; so I did what I knew I could do… I started modeling to pay for bills.
And to be honest, they were tasteful modeling gigs. I always managed to find a piece that would show off my good side, and the people I worked with were great. I even managed to become a highly sought after model, worth a pretty penny at 200 dollars for every 10 shots taken… for a young start up, that was good money. Especially when you consider 10 shots take all of 10 minutes and add in the additional shots I got from other companies… I was living an easy life. I could’ve stayed in that life, been successful, retired, and watched my baby girl grow up to conquer the world in her own way…Johnny’s gas light begins to come on, and he sees this so he begins to look for an exit as he continues.
Johnny: “But then, it came to me. It wasn’t instant, it was a growing thing. It wasn’t like I woke up the next day and signed a new contract. In fact, it took a lot longer than a month. I began to want back into the ring, but only on my terms. So purposely, I sent a leaked rumor to some wrestling dirt sheets. And instantly, the world started flooding me with questions as to if it were true or not. Now, of course I didn’t want just any company to work for. So as the contracts came, I rejected them… because not once did they mention me as the person I am, but by the Johnny Insane name. I hate that name, and everything it stands for so why would I resign to live that horrible past?
So finally, I began to give up on ever starting over when suddenly the contract I waited for came. A contract that did see my potential, and while it did remind me of the past it also promised me a future. It made me stop and remember that I DID become champion under multiple circumstances. It made remember that I DID have a successful run with those titles. And it’s because of those title runs that this company saw my legitimate in-ring abilities. So, with that in mind they offered me a chance to build a new future that would revitalize my legacy, and even grow a new chapter as it did. And to make things even better, and extra contract was added to sign my wife.
Now, I must admit that I’ve not once encountered this Bryan Kennedy guy… but I know his work. I know that he’s a former Director of the Board, a former Republican Party Candidate for Mayor of St. Louis, and I know that he owns a successful agency that caters to athletes. He also has a running ownership in countless of other businesses, and knows when to make money. And, it just so happens that he too has had a shaky wrestling past. So knowing all of that, and knowing that this is his redemption as much as it is mine, I knew that I could trust him. And that’s when it all became a reality.”Johnny pulls into the gas station and stops the car. He opens the door and exits to the pump, opening the gas tank after the pump has read his card and selected the best gas available. It cost more, but it was worth it. As the gas filled his car, he continued.
Johnny: “So on June 14th it all begins… the legacy of Johnny Insane continues under a new chapter. Because I’m not that guy anymore, but I am still that talented in the ring. And it doesn’t matter if I have to beat the Multi-Personed freak Xavier or if I have to beat that alcoholic waste of a human being KEG… this Saturday in St. Louis, I am going to win that qualifying match, and I am going to right the wrongs of my past before going on and creating a future that I can finally be proud of. Because believe it or not boys and girls, perfection doesn’t just come to you… you have to find it and mold it. And in order for me to do that, I must become the UWL Missouri Heavyweight Champion. So Xavier… KEG… at Throwback, don’t expect me to be just another pretty boy looking to get a quick buck. I’m a wrestler first, and after June 14th, I’ll be that much closer to my redemption.”The gas stops, so Johnny takes the pump out before putting the cap back on the tank. He puts the pump back onto the lever, and gets back into his car where he turns it back on and takes off.
END
