CJ Rowell vs Chris Kaladaro

[Ryan Cooke]

Good luck to both!

[headliner]

[Fade.]

[The scene starts inside of a car where Chris Kaladaro himself is driving in the passenger seat is his beautiful girlfriend Crystal. It appears that Chris is wasting no time in driving to the VFW Sports center in Bismarck, North Dakota where the March 1st edition of Sunday Night Showdown will be taking place. Kaladaro has a huge plug of Grizzly wintergreen in as usual and a bottle in the cup holder located between Crystal and his seat. Chris picks up the bottle and spits into it as Crystal just looks on in disgust. Before long Chris notices her looking at him and can’t help himself but to say something.]

Chris: “Baby What’s wrong?”

Crystal: “What’s in your lip that’s what’s wrong.”

Chris: “I am sorry.”

[With that said Chris pulls out his dip and puts it into the bottle and puts the cap on it to close it.]

Chris: “Is that better baby?”

Crystal: “Yes babe I don’t mind if you do it just please don’t do that stuff around me okay.”

Chris: “Fair enough.”

[Chris puts his spitter in the back of his car on the floor and then grabs a bottle of Pepsi, he opens it and takes a sip.]

Chris: “Awe that’s better I hate the aftertaste it leaves.”

Crystal: “Well if you wouldn’t do it in the first place then you wouldn’t have to worry about it now would you.”

Chris: “I hate it when your right but you are.”

Crystal: “I know but thanks for acknowledging that I am because normally you don’t.”

Chris: “I know and believe me I am trying to fix that.”

Crystal: “Good I am glad to hear that.”

[After Chris and Crystal get done with their mini argument you hear nothing in the car except for silence. Then Crystal begins to look over at Chris as if she is waiting for him to say something.]

Chris: “What?”

Crystal: “Baby is something wrong?”

Chris: “No its just that I have a lot on my mind after the February 15, 2009 edition of Sunday Night Showdown.”

Crystal: “Like what I mean you won your tag team match with Demetrius against JJ Halme and CJ Rowell. What could possibly be wrong?”

Chris: “Well lets see the fact that we won by disqualification and not to mention the fact that when I had the match won for Demetrius and myself. And also when I had CJ Rowell pinned that little piece of garbage JJ Halme stuck his nose in where it didn’t belong and got his team disqualified to save his partners ass.”

Crystal: “Baby don’t worry about it I mean you had him pinned I know it Demetrius knows it, hell even Tasha knows it. The fact of the matter is though that you yourself have to know that you had that son of a bitch beaten and that JJ Halme did the only thing he could to save his partner. That in itself has to make you feel good because as far as I’m concerned you have Rowell’s number.

[Chris looks at her and it seems as if he is a bit freaked out by the way his girlfriend went off just then.]

Chris: “Damn baby I’ve never heard you talk that way before.”

Crystal: “I’m sorry it just kind of happened.”

Chris: “Don’t be sorry I like it and it kind of turns me on.”

Crystal: “Really?”

Chris: “Yeah.”

[Crystal begins to blush a bit.]

Crystal: “Please focus on the match Chris. I mean I see this as the biggest opportunity of your career.”

Chris: “Believe me baby I am focused all I ever wanted in this business is to be the top guy to be the World Heavyweight Champion and I plan on making that a reality after March 1st. Hell even if for some reason I don’t win which by the way I don’t see happening because I do fully plan on winning this match. However if for some reason I don’t win I at least will be able to soften Rowell up for Demetrius because Demetrius gets his shot at Redemption.”

Crystal: “You also have to be aware of your match at Redemption against the man that tried to put an end to your career JJ Halme.”

Chris: “Believe me when I tell you this babe that when the time comes Halme will get what is coming to him for what he did to me a few weeks back. But I can’t afford to look ahead to Redemption when I am facing a man who calls himself “Blockbuster” before that.”

Crystal: “Well I am glad to see that you have your priorities straight and that you seem to be hell bent on getting your revenge against Halme. Not only that I am really glad to see that you are focusing first on Rowell and winning the World Championship.”

Chris: “Well think about it Crystal we have been struggling financially for how long now?”

Crystal: “What seems like forever.”

Chris: “Exactly and think about this if I beat CJ Rowell and win the PPW World Heavyweight Championship then our problems are over hell we might even be able to get married like we always had planned.”

Crystal: “Oh Chris Really?”

Chris: “Yes baby you know I love you and I want to settle down with you but the only thing stopping me from popping the question is that we don’t have the money at this point and time.”

Crystal: “Well my answer is yes whenever you do decide.”

Chris: “Please don’t get ahead of yourself Hun I mean we have a long way to go before we can even think about and start planning this stuff. All I ask of you is to please be patient.”

Crystal: “I’m not going anywhere Chris and you know that I can be.”

Chris: “Okay that is all I wanted to hear from you. My main objective though is beating CJ Rowell and winning the one title that has eluded me my entire career. That being a World Championship and not just any World Championship the Pure Pro Wrestling World Heavyweight Championship.”

[With that said Chris pulls up to a hotel just minutes away from The VFW Sports Center where The March 1st edition of Sunday Night showdown will be taking place. Chris pulls into a parking spot and then shuts the car off and pulls his key out of the ignition. He then opens his door and gets out of the car before going over to the passenger side to let Crystal out. He opens her door and grabs her hand she stands up and he kisses her on the lips. She smiles after words as they have a brief moment. They then walk to the back and Chris pops the trunk where their luggage is. They get their things out of the back of the car and Chris slams the trunk closed. Chris slings a black bag over his right shoulder and then takes his pull behind suitcase with his left hand. Crystal takes her two duffel bags and hands them to Chris as he takes them with his. She then grabs her suitcase with her left hand as Chris reaches for her right hand with his right hand. She grabs it and they begin walking towards the hotel entrance.]

[Fade.]

[teamelite]

[Blockbuster Academy, established in 2000.]

"So here we are, once again..."

[Standing before the brick building, one surrounded by melting snow and leafless trees, is the PPW Heavyweight Champion, C.J. Rowell. The "Blockbuster" is dressed in black jeans, Timberlands, a white thermal t-shirt and an unbuttoned black leather jacket. A black, tilted sideways, Red Sox hat sits on top of his head and black shades over his ice blue eyes.]

"Chris Kaladaro, you lucky son of a bitch, you now face the biggest challenge in your pitiful career. Since day one, you've lived the same dream me and every other wrestler alive has craved. You want my gold. You want to win the biggest prize in the game today. Well, I'm glad you've got the goal to achieve, but it won't be on my dime, kid."

The camera closes in on the face of the champ.]

"I'm not Demetrius Burrell and this isn't the Arena Championship. The promoter here isn't some southern hack. This is Pure Pro Wrestling, I'm C.J. Rowell and this is Derek Shanahan's company's Heavyweight Title. So when you talk about wanting to win the big one, you really need to rethink your style, boy. You see, what you're trying to do is nearly impossible. You need to get through me first, and that's not going to happen. Not today, not on Showdown, never; a Chris Kaladaro could never win any title from a C.J. Rowell."

[Rowell removes his shades and clips them in his shirt collar. His eyes, their ice like.]

"My life is wrestling, but you already knew that. I've been down your road, Chris. I had the girlfriend I wanted to marry. But then I had my daughter and things changed. My girlfriend turned to an ex, I found another and got engaged. She cheated on me because I spent too much time out West. I met my wife, got married and had my son. I cheated on her because she lost her sex drive when she hit her thirties."

[Rowell smirks.]

"So watch your ass, boy. Don't let that bitch ruin you like mine did to me. I never wanted to leave in 2006, when I had my supposed 'retirement' match against Michael Lennox. My wife made me think it was time to go, so I went along with it. Had I not listened to her, how much different would things have been in 2007 and 2008? Would this sport be different had I not been there to revolutionize it?"

[His face goes very serious, eerily quick.]

"I lost two years because of my ex-wife. I'm just trying to get them back. Ryan Cooke made it possible for me to get them back, Burrell was the victim by default and here I am your PPW Heavyweight Champion. I don't hate you, Demetrius or anyone else associated with PPW. I have a job to do, a legacy to rebuild and I'm not going to quit until I'm left for dead."

[Black.]

[headliner]

[Fade.]

[The scene starts where the last one left off, Crystal as well as Chris are situated in their hotel Crystal like usual is in the bathroom and Chris is sitting on the bed with the Television on while thumbing though the latest edition of the Pure Pro Wrestling magazine. He lets out a sigh and then throws the magazine down on the floor by the bed as Crystal walks out of the bathroom. She isn’t wearing much as she just got out of the shower she has a towel wrapped around her as she strolls out and grabs some clothes before making her way back into the bathroom and shutting the door. Chris just looks at her and rolls his eyes before beginning to speak.]

Chris: “Alright here is my current situation a few weeks ago I was attacked by JJ Halme before I was supposed to go into the ring to face a man who calls himself “Simply Amazing” Aaron Williams. The fact of the matter is that if this attack didn’t take place I would have easily earned myself a victory that night. Hell you don’t believe me someone called into Pure Pro Audio the last time I was on it and said the very same thing that I am telling you right now.”

[As Chris finishes his sentence Crystal comes out of the bathroom in tight blue jeans and a black bra she reaches in her suitcase and pulls out a black T-shirt and puts it on as Chris stares on in amazement.]

Crystal: “What are you looking at?”

Chris: “Your beautiful body.”

Crystal: “Awe thanks babe.”

Chris: “Your welcome Hun.”

[With that said Crystal walks over to the bed that Chris is on and sits next to him on it as Chris just stares into her beautiful blue eyes and wipes a strand of her hair out of her face before kissing her.]

Crystal: “I love you baby.”

Chris: “I love you too.”

[Crystal reaches for the remote control as Chris try’s to keep it from her, she eventually gets a hold of it and then changes the channel on the Television.]

Chris: “Now I am going to get my “Redemption” against Halme when I face him at the next Pure Pro Wrestling Supercard with that very title. However before I do so I must put him on hold and focus on the matter at hand at the next Sunday Night Showdown. You see I am facing the man by the name of “Blockbuster” CJ Rowell. The man who is the current reigning and defending PPW World Heavyweight Champion. He became the champion after he slithered his way into the Scramble Six at the second ever show and cost my tag team partner The Main Attraction Demetrius Burell what rightfully should have been his in the first place.”

[Chris pauses and puts his arm around Crystal who snuggles in next to him as he continues to speak.]

Chris: “You know Rowell you may just be right I might just be what you said I was a lucky son of a bitch. You know you can talk all the talk you want but at the end of the day boy you as well as everyone that listens to your voice that you are a liar. You are right you are not Demetrius because the truth is that Demetrius is a hell of a lot better than you are. If I don’t get the job done against you, then I know that he will be able to pick up the scraps of your pathetic body that I left him and become the new champion. Now when that happens he will have earned it unlike you who never did. Hell boy you should have done yourself a favor and never came out of retirement because you are trying to prove that you are not washed up when everyone including their mother knows that you are.

[Chris pauses as he is beginning to get a little heated. Crystal does her best to calm him down before he continues with what he has to say.]

Chris: “You think in that pathetic little brain of yours that what I am trying to do is impossible, yeah maybe if I was actually trying but I am not going to try to beat you I am going to beat you. There is a big difference between the two. You can tell yourself that I can’t beat you all you want hell even until the cows come home but the only thing that you are trying to do is convince yourself of this fact when I know that I have had you beat right when the match was signed. You say that a Chris Kaladaro could never beat a CJ Rowell for a title such as the PPW World Title. Well I’ve got news for you and that is that I could beat you even if you were having the best day of your life an I was having the worst day of mine.”

[Chris looks down at Crystal who since crawled back beside him they share a passionate kiss and then Chris smiles at her before continuing what he has to say.]

Chris: “You can tell me all you want that your life is wrestling I think myself, Crystal, and the whole entire world understands that but the fact is that none of us really care. Your life is wrestling that means that you need this business to survive. Hell I could retire from this business tomorrow and I wouldn’t miss a damn thing about it. Wrestling is just something that I do, a job, even though it is something that I do very well it is not my life. I know that when it is all said and done that I can retire and never once think about returning to the squared circle but that is the difference between you and me. You know you can say all you want about the fact that I brought my girlfriend into this business with me. Hell it wasn’t my choice if I had it my way she would still be at home but she asked me if she could come on the road with me so that we could spend more time with one another. So don’t you dare say anything about my personal life because you don’t know our situation I mean who am I to care that you cheated on some chick or that some chick cheated on you I really don’t give a damn. So do yourself a favor and next time you try and give someone advice make sure they not only want it but need it as well.

[Chris pauses for a moment and takes a sip of water that is by the bed before concluding what he has to say.]

Chris: “If your life was really wrestling as you claim that it is then you wouldn’t have let someone especially your wife convince you otherwise. The fact is that maybe you should have stayed retired because now you are nothing more than an old dog that should be taken out back and shot. You know you claim that you are so great of an entertainer that this business needs you hell when you left everyone just forgot about you and replaced you with someone else. You see I like the fans and am normally not one to berate them but that is the honest to god truth. You yourself should be grateful to Cooke for picking some old bum off of the street whom was probably deep into debt so that he needed to come back. Boy I will never and I mean never let myself become that pathetic because you my friend are a charity case. I am glad that you don’t hate me, Demetrius, or anyone in PPW. That makes me so happy but I as well have a job to do and that is to take your title it is what I was destined to do. Hell after this Sunday you will be forced to quit because I will leave you for dead in that ring I will stop at nothing to do what I have been trying to do my entire career and that is become World Heavyweight Champion.

[With that said Chris gets up and goes into the bathroom of his hotel room as the scene ends.]

[Fade.]

[teamelite]

[The illumination of the hotel room was from the television. The sound was turned to eleven, so it was not too loud, but but not too soft that it could not be heard.]

[The sounds was of Chris Kaladaro, the "Headliner". This young man was ranting as hard as he could about the Champion, C.J. Rowell. He spewed venom from his big, ugly lips, his face turned red with the lack of oxygen. Man, this kid talked his head off.]

[The promo was atrocious. All over the place, no real point other than to repeat what Rowell said, just stated the opposite. What kind of championship challenger was this kid anyway?]

[Kaldaro was nobody.]

[Kaladaro meant nothing to the business before and will never matter in the future.]

[The only good thing he ever did was cure insomnia.]

"ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ"

[The PPW Heavyweight Champion, C.J. Rowell, was asleep between the sheets of the queen size bed at the Holiday Inn. He had not slept in days.]

[Not anymore though...]

[Rowell, with his head on the pillow, smiled as he enjoyed his first night's sleep in a few days.]

[Black.]

[teamelite]

[PPW Press Room]

[Standing behind the podium is PPW Heavyweight Champion, "Blockbuster" C.J. Rowell, in a gray and white business suit and matching shades. He has the PPW Title slung over his shoulder.]

Rowell: Excuse me, the upper management in Pure Pro Wrestling has informed me that my last promo towards Chris Kaladaro, in the easiest terms, was rude and distasteful.

[Rowell cleared his throat.]

Rowell: I have been asked to apologize to Kaladaro and that I'm here to do. I apologize to Chris Kaladaro for knowing I will destroy him before the world on Sunday Night Showdown. I'm sorry he lacks all the mental capabilities that a true professional wrestler, much like myself, holds dearly.

[Rowell points to his PPW Title.]

Rowell: This belt, once again, signifies that I am the best this business has ever seen. Chris Kaladaro, you sorry excuse for a retard, could never hold something like this, even for one second. It's impossible that you'd even be handed it by the referee, since you'd never be thought of as a World Champion, ever.

[Rowell smirks a little bit.]

Rowell: My goal, this week, is to remind you that you suck so bad you should be putting the ring back together. Hearts and kisses, C.J. Rowell.

[Rowell leaves the podium swiftly.]

[headliner]

[Fade.]

[The scene starts with Chris Kaladaro an his girlfriend Crystal both in the back of a moving limousine apparently on its way to the VFW Sports Arena the very arena which is host to this weeks edition of PPW Sunday Night Showdown. Now on this night many things will happen as The Main Attraction himself Demetrius Burell will face off against JJ Halme the man who at Redemption is set to take on The Headliner Chris Kaladaro in what promises to not be a match for the faint hearted. Also on Sunday Night Showdown this week is the match that Chris Kaladaro has been dreaming of his entire Career as he steps into the ring against the current reigning and defending PPW World Heavyweight Champion “Blockbuster” CJ Rowell. Inside of the limousine we see Chris Kaladaro who is sitting in the back with his girlfriend Crystal with his arm around her as she is resting her head on his shoulder. Chris takes a sip of water before beginning to speak.]

Chris Kaladaro: “So here I am just a few short days away from the match I have been waiting for my entire life. No not the opportunity to face CJ Rowell instead the opportunity to be able to be the man who knocks Rowell off his perch as PPW World Heavyweight Champion. I have never been more focused on one thing in my life than I am for this match. To bad my opponent Mr. CJ Rowell isn’t taking me as seriously as he should, as I am the one who will take the championship that he covets so much away from him. Instead he has the nerve to talk about how I bore him into sleep. Well my friend if you weren’t an insomniac in the first place then you wouldn’t have that problem. I just hope that you don’t fall asleep in the middle of the ring because all I need is three seconds to beat you and then I am your new PPW World Heavyweight Champion.

[Kaladaro pauses for a moment and looks at Crystal who smiles in approval he kisses her briefly before continuing what he has to say.]

Kaladaro: “You know Rowell I did have a bit of respect for you that was until you apologized for the last interview you did because PPW thought it was in poor taste. Hell son they couldn’t make me apologize for anything that I did because for one that makes me look like an idiot something you have no problem doing. You see I don’t say anything that I don’t mean and I don’t say anything that I will have to apologize to someone for later. You think that I lack the mental capability boy you don’t know what you are talking about because I am as mentally ready for this match more than I could ever be and more than you are.

[Kaladaro pauses and takes a swig of water in his mouth before concluding what will be his final words before stepping into his match with CJ Rowell.]

Kaladaro: “You say that the belt you hold means that you are the best in this business you are right about that but wrong about one thing my friend. You see that belt means that you are the best until someone beats you for it and this Sunday I am going to do just that. Now I don’t apologize to anyone that often but when I do it means something so I would like to apologize no not to you Rowell but to my tag team partner Demetrius Burell for denying him the chance to face you for the World Title. You see your match will still happen don’t get me wrong but it will be me defending the World Title against JJ Halme the man that tried to cost me my lively hood. You have the audacity to claim that I suck so bad that I should be on the ring crew hell after I beat you then you will have no choice but to retire from the ring. Don’t worry though because if you ever want a job I will hire you. You can be the guy who shines my newly won Heavyweight Championship as well as my boots.

[Kaladaro pauses once again as he is getting a bit heated. Crystal then does her best to try and calm him down.]

Kaladaro: “Hugs and kisses what the hell is that supposed to mean, you dumb son of a bitch. That’s all I have to say see you on Sunday Rowell.”

[Fade.]