The Kid and The Business

mad5226 · December 22, 2008

So it seems JD is the drink of choice for...well everyone in the WWF

GardnerFTW · December 23, 2008

It is a tasty beverage.

BoomKing · December 23, 2008

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You know, its almost as if the Wrestlers remembered what The Kid was drinking last time they got him drunk, and how open to suggestion he was after a few shots. But they wouldnt stoop so low as to do that now, would they.....?

GardnerFTW · December 23, 2008

No one would ever use alcohol as a way to take advantage of them.

Prophet · December 23, 2008

No one would ever use alcohol as a way to take advantage of them.

Good point. Another shot here!

BoomKing · December 29, 2008

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WWF PRESENTS WRESTLING CHALLENGE

Recorded live from The Albuquerque Coliseum in front of 9,556 fans on Tuesday, January 17th 1991.

Your Commentators are Gorilla Monsoon and Bobby "The Brain" Heenan

Before the camera's began to roll, Tito Santana beat Tenryu in 6.49, gaining a C rating, and The Warlord and Haku beat The Bushwhackers in 7.31, gaining a D rating.

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Gorilla- Welcome folks to Wrestling Challenge! Im Gorilla Monsoon, joined at ringside by Bobby "The Brain" for tonight's action. I hope you like title matches because The Hart Foundation will be defending their tag titles against ax and Smash of Demolition!

Bobby- Demolition beat The Hart Foundation on Superstars and should be the Tag Champions right now, but those no good Harts were too scared to put the titles on the line!

Gorilla- Well thats certainly an interesting way of looking at things Bobby. Whatever the case, the titles will change hands tonight if....and thats a big if....they can wrestle them away from the champs. Howard Finkle is in the ring for the introductions, so lets get this one underway.

The Hart Foundation Bret Hart and Jim Neidhart © vs Demolition Ax and Smash

VS

This is a short back and forth match designed to excite the crowd. Bret plays a very short face in peril section that is broken up by the steamroller that is The Anvil. Jim sets Ax up for the Hart Attack and the Hart Foundation retain their titles in 3.33. C

Gorilla- The Hart Foundation certainly made short work of Demolition without interference from Rythmn and Blues!

Brain- Hey Demolition had The Harts beat fair and square last time out!

Gorilla- Speaking of Rythmn and Blues, it looks like they have something they wanna say to our Tag Champs!

Honky Tonk man and Greg Valentine try to jump The Hart Foundation from behind, but Jim and Bret have them well scouted and are expecting the attack. Neidhart bangs both their heads together, sending them tumbling from the ring.

Gorilla- You've got to get up earlier than that to suprise The Anvil!

Brain- How do you know what time he gets up? I say he gets up at the crack of noon, looks like he's never hit a gymn before then anyways.

Gorilla- Why don't you ask him yourself Brain?

Brain- No thanks Gorilla, I don't want to embarass the guy. D+

Hulk Hogan makes his way out to the ring, dressed to compete.

Hogan- All my Hulkamaniacs saw on Superstars that the stinky turncoat Sgt Slaughter and that giant dead dude had to try and attack me and The Warrior behind our backs! Well you know something Undertaker, brother? Im right here! Why dont you bring your pale butt to the ring and we can settle this the old fashioned way!

The lights go out and The Undertakers Music hits, but when they return, it is not The Undertaker but Paul Bearer who has answered the call

Bearer-Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees! My Undertaker is not here tonight Hulk Hogan. My Undertaker is at my funeral parlour, preparing 29 special caskets for the 29 wrestlers he's going to throw over the top rope to the fiery depths! In fact Hulk Hogan, he wanted me to give you a preview of your casket! Wheel it out boys!

Four hooded figures bring out the red and yellow casket, bedecked in feather boa's and an American flag.

Bearer- Take a good look, Hulk Hogan, because at The Royal Rumble, this casket will be your final destination!

Hogan- Your one scary dude Paul Bearer, and your undertaker is an impressive physical specimen, but WHAT YOU GONNA DO BROTHER!!!!! WHAT YOU GONNA DO....WHEN HULK HOGAN RUNS WILD ON YOOOOUUUUUUU!

WWF President Jack Tunney makes his way out to the ring.

Tunney- Hulkster, save all that for the Royal Rumble! Like Mr Bearer said, The Undertaker isnt here tonight, but I'm sure all the Hulkamaniacs in the crowd still want to see you in action. So with that in mind, tonights main event will feature the first ever time that Hulk Hogan and The Rockers team up to take on The Nasty Boys and Paul Roma!

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Mooney- Welcome fans to the WWF Event Center. As most of you will be aware, Mr Perfect is scheduled to put his Intercontinental championship on the line against The British Bulldog at The Royal Rumble. Recently, the war of words between these two atheletes has escalated to the point where WWF president Jack Tunney has stepped in. Tunney has declared that if either Perfect or Davey Boy get physical before The Royal Rumble then the match will be cancelled and Mr Perfect will be stripped of the title. Tunney did however conceed that each wrestler will have a chance to work out some of their anger at the upcoming show in Maddison Square Gardens. Mr Perfect was given the opportunity to chose The Bulldogs opponent, and Bulldog to chose Mr Perfects.

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Bulldog- Mr Perfect! You've done a hell of a lot of talking this past couple of weeks, but at The Royal Rumble, all the talking stops. At The Royal Rumble, all the waiting will be worthwhile. Im going to ram each and every one of your words down your throat and I hope you choke on them as I pin you for your Intercontinental title!

But before we get to The Rumble, Im told that I can chose an opponent for you at MSG. When the boys heard about this, there was a queue a mile long of people who wanted a shot at you! The man who made the strongest case was also the man who taught me a whole lot about how to live and breath in America. A man I consider a friend, and Icon, and a real life American Dream....Dusty Rhodes!

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Dusty- OHHHHHH BABEH! For one night only Mr Perfect its me and you in the squared circle, if you weeeell! And for one night only, Im an honawawy Bulldog partnah! You bettah beleeeeeeve Ive been hard at work training. We've been chasing traffic babeh! We've chased cats all around the neighbourhood, and of course we've been chasing our own tails! owowowowowowwwooooooooooo!

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Perfect- What a travesty of justice! I hope your listening to this British Bulldog, because if a flea bitten mutt like you costs me my title then you better hope you have pet insurance! You stay out of my way until The Rumble, and I'll stay out of yours.

Which brings me to Maddison Square Gardens. Who should I give the pleasure to beat you senseless? How about somebody that I've already had the privilege of teaming up with to knock the tar out of you? That's right, ladies and gentlemen, allow me to introduce Rick The Model Martel!

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Martel- Well thankyou for the kind introduction Mr Perfect, but I guarantee you that at MSG, I wont be kind to you British Bulldog! It wont be like a game of fetch the stick in the park! Besides, it looks like you already got beaten by the ugly stick! You know Bulldog, there's a reason they call it the catwalk and that's because dogs are ugly, especially the British! Ahahahahahahahaa! C+

Gorilla- Well folks it looks like we have another match scheduled for tonight that isn't in my notes.....

Brain- Yeah well its on a need to know basis Gorilla, and you didn't need to know!

Gorilla-Did you know?

Brain-.................Well no, but Im a busy man Monsoon, I can't be expected to know everything!

Gorilla- How did you get your nickname brain? Anyway, Scott Taylor is already in the ring, but who is his opponent going to be?

The sullen figure of Matt Borne again makes his way to the ring without any fanfare. Some of the crowd recognise him from Superstars and boo him, but it is a small section.

Gorilla- Well here he is again! Whatever his name is he sure left an impression on Jim Brunzell last week.

Brain- Yeah he left two impressions, a black eye and a busted lip! I can't believe you haven't done your homework on this guy Monsoon!

Gorilla- Nobody can get a word out of him! I don't see you offering any suggestions.

Brain- Believe me, I have my sources working on it. A guy like that needs a good manager.

Gorilla- Oh yeah, tell me if you find any will ya?

Borne decimates Taylor with those powerful punches taking him down to the matt without removing his hat. Borne drops two huge elbow drops to the small of the back of Taylor, before locking him into the Texas Cloverleaf for the academic victory. Borne doesn't wait for his hand to be raised in victory, instead he just slowly makes his way back up the ramp, refusing the high fives from the crowd. E

Gorilla- Another impressive display from this unusual individual. I wonder if we will ever find out his name.

The Texas Tornado is hanging out in the back, enjoying the show, when he bumps into Miss Elizabeth.

Tornado- Hey Liz! Wow, your looking great as always!

Liz- Your not looking so bad yourself!

Tornado- So I should probably apologise for getting in Savage's face the other day.....

Liz- What Randy gets upto is no longer any concern of mine! In fact, Im glad you brought him down a peg or two!

Tornado- Well Im glad I have your approval missy! G'day ma'am.

They go off in different directions, but they both look back and clumsily smile.

C+

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Gene- Ladies and Gentlemen, I am joined by the number one contender for The Ultimate Warrior's WWF Championship, Sgt Slaughter!

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Slaughter- Silence Maggot! Listen up all you pukestains! In a week's time, I sgt. Slaughter and The Undertaker are going to rip right through the heart of Americana when we destroy Puke amania and The Ultimate Maggot on the same night! What will you people do when your heroes are all gone? What will you do when I pick up the pieces of The Warrior and lay them to rest at The Royal Rumble? If you know whats good for you you will bow down to the new superpowers and beg for forgiveness! You are dismissed, and thats an order!

B+

The Rockers and Hulk Hogan

vs

The Nasty Boys and Paul Roma

A short match in which the heels jump the faces before the opening bell, but Hogan and The Rockers quickly turn the tide. Hogan finishes off Paul Roma with the big boot and the leg drop for the win after 4.21.

C

BoomKing · December 30, 2008

“Hey Kid, can I have a word with you?”

It was Gorilla. Things had been a little shaky between the two lately. Gorilla had pretty much left the booking of Challenge up to the kid due to the mess he had gotten himself into.

“Sure thing Gorilla.”

“So how do you think the show went tonight?”

The Kid was still in a bit of a daze and hadn’t had the time to view the show subjectively yet.

“Yeah, I think it went well Gorilla, considering I did all the work.”

“Alright don’t get smart pal. You don’t think it seemed a little…I don’t know, slapped together?”

“Well I had a lot to contend with…”

“Yeah and it was all of your own doing Kid. Listen, don’t take this wrongly, think of it as a little friendly advice. Nobodies more pleased than me that your making friends around here, but when you get too close to the talent your gonna create problems for yourself.”

“I appreciate the advice Gorilla but they’re good guys.”

“I’m not saying their not, but you gotta remember that these guys are fighting for money. They’re gonna take every chance to step up the ladder and you can’t blame them. Guys like Bret and Curt have all the talent to make it to the top on their own, but what happens when guys who aren’t so talented start getting in your ear? I mean I hear that Hogan was all over you in the bar….”

“Wait just a minute Gorilla! All I keep hearing is how good a politician Hogan is but I haven’t seen him do a damn thing!”

“That’s the thing Kid. Hogan doesn’t need to actually do anything anymore. He gets pushed through osmosis or something! Look, I’m not trying to get at you, but you promised a lot of guys a lot of things for a half hour show! I mean the tag title match was a good little match, but by having The Hart Foundation focus on Demolition, you’re taking the heat off the Rumble title match. Having Hogan and The Rockers team up doesn’t add anything to the mix, and what about Owen? The one guy out of everybody who needs a little help to get over with the fans and you didn’t even have time to fit him in the show. You’ve just gotta learn to keep what we do separate from your social life, and the sooner you learn that, the longer your gonna stay around here.”

Gorilla left The Kid to think about what he had said. Unfortunately, The Kid was so emotionally drained after all the hard work he had put in, he couldn’t see the constructive criticism. Who was Monsoon to tell him who he could and couldn’t be friends with?

FlameSnoopy · December 30, 2008

Gotta come here to say, that I still read this. And Kid should hit Gorilla down to the canvas!!!

BoomKing · December 30, 2008

Gotta come here to say, that I still read this. And Kid should hit Gorilla down to the canvas!!!

Thanks Snoopy! Poor Gorilla! He's just trying to help!

keefmoon · December 30, 2008

This is still as good as ever buddy, I just the imperfection of your character. Someone coming in to a job like this wouldn't be perfect and would make mistakes like trying to buddy up to the wrestlers and getting manipulated by Hogan, it's such a refreshing read. Love it.

BoomKing · December 30, 2008

This is still as good as ever buddy, I just the imperfection of your character. Someone coming in to a job like this wouldn't be perfect and would make mistakes like trying to buddy up to the wrestlers and getting manipulated by Hogan, it's such a refreshing read. Love it.

Thankyou Keef. Believe it or not, being imperfect comes quite naturally to me! Glad your still enjoying the diary, im planning on doing quite a bit of writing today so hopefully should have something else up soon!

BoomKing · December 30, 2008

"Thanks for joining me guys." said Vince sat at the head of the table, seeming somewhat more sedate than usual.

"You know we haven't worked Maddison Square Gardens for quite some time now. The New York fans are some of our most loyal, but they also expect a good show every time out. Saturday's show is one of our last chances to make people want to buy The Royal Rumble, so we gotta make this one stick."

"I think we've got a great show planned between us Vince." said Patterson. " There's a bit of something for everyone."

"OK, why don't you humour me and run through the card?"

"OK Vince. So we open with a huge 8 man tag. The Hart Foundation and The Rockers teaming up to take on their Royal Rumble opponents Rythmn and Blues and The Nasty Boys." said Lanza proudly. " It keeps the heat on both Rumble tag matches and lets few teams interact so we can monitor their chemistry."

"We've got Dusty Rhodes vs Mr Perfect and Davey Boy Smith vs Rick The Model Martel set up to highlight the IC title match at The Rumble. We've got plenty of suprises planned for those two matches!" continued Strongbow."We've got a Lumberjack match between Dibiase and Jake Roberts. Ten grand of their own money goes to the winner."

"Then we start getting to the nitty gritty. The ten man battle royale to determine the number thirty spot in The Rumble." said Patterson.

"What's the final lineup for that?" asked Vince. It was becoming apparent to the booking team that Vince hadn't payed as much attention to the product as he usually did.

"Well Vince, the ten qualifiers are Jim Duggan, Road Warrior Hawk and Animal, Haku, Texas Tornado, Randy Savage, Big Bossman, The Barbarian, The Warlord and Tito Santana."

"How about we up the stakes a little in that one. Give the winner the number thirty spot like we planned, and the first man eliminated should be the first man in The Rumble." said Vince looking to reassert some of his authority.

"Good idea Vince," said Gorilla," makes sense and adds a bit more meaning to the match."

Finally The Kid found his opportunity to talk.

"And last but by no means least, the main event of the evening, The Ultimate Warrior and Hulk Hogan teaming up to take on Sgt Slaughter and The Undertaker. Keeps both feuds simmering along nicely."

"Well alright, sounds good to me on paper, lets just hope everybody delivers in the ring! Keep up the good work guys."

Prediction Key

The Hart Foundation And The Rockers VS The Nasty Boys and Rythmn and Blues

Dusty Rhodes VS Mr Perfect

British Bulldog VS Rick Martel

$10,000 Lumberjack Match

Million Dollar Man Ted Dibiase VS Jake The Snake Roberts

Ten Man Over The Top Rope Battle Royal

1st man eliminated enters Royal Rumble as number 1

Last man standing is number 30

Jim Duggan, Road Warrior Hawk and Animal, Haku, Texas Tornado, Randy Savage, Big Bossman, The Barbarian, The Warlord and Tito Santana

Hulk Hogan and The Ultimate Warrior VS Sgt Slaughter and The Undertaker

FlameSnoopy · December 30, 2008

My knowledge from the older era's are very bad, so here we go, almost just bolds.

The Hart Foundation And The Rockers VS The Nasty Boys and Rythmn and Blues

- I really don't like Bret Hart. I almost hate him. Anvil hasn't never been too much to me, but Shawn Michaels. Shawn Michaels is the man.

Dusty Rhodes VS Mr Perfect

- I hope both men win these matches respectively.

British Bulldog VS Rick Martel

- The Model may have a chance in this one, so I am really not sure.. Really doesn't matter who wins here though.

$10,000 Lumberjack Match

Million Dollar Man Ted Dibiase VS Jake The Snake Roberts

- Ted DiBiase > Jake The Snake

Ten Man Over The Top Rope Battle Royal

1st man eliminated enters Royal Rumble as number 1

Last man standing is number 30

Jim Duggan, Road Warrior Hawk and Animal, Haku, Texas Tornado, Randy Savage, Big Bossman, The Barbarian, The Warlord and Tito Santana

-Wasn't Randy Savage a pretty tough guy back then? ..just guessing..

Hulk Hogan and The Ultimate Warrior VS Sgt Slaughter and The Undertaker

- You know brother. The two most over guys in the roster. They just can't lose to some, Sergeant Slaughter. Though, I hope The Undertaker has a bright future in this diary.

Prophet · December 30, 2008

Prediction Key

The Hart Foundation And The Rockers VS The Nasty Boys and Rythmn and Blues

This may be a personal bias pick more than anything, but I think the Foundation will keep the momentum of their win off Demolition going.

Dusty Rhodes VS Mr Perfect

Da Dream will put up a gewd fight, babeh, but da people all know dat he ain't perfectah.

British Bulldog VS Rick Martel

Davey will overcome all distractions, including the interference of Henning, and the odor eminating from Jamison's locker room, to pull off the win. (Off note: Was Jamison with the company at this time, or did he come later?)

$10,000 Lumberjack Match

Million Dollar Man Ted Dibiase VS Jake The Snake Roberts

I love the Million Dollar Man, but I think a win for Jake does more to carry this feud forward.

Ten Man Over The Top Rope Battle Royal

1st man eliminated enters Royal Rumble as number 1

Last man standing is number 30

Jim Duggan, Road Warrior Hawk and Animal, Haku, Texas Tornado, Randy Savage, Big Bossman, The Barbarian, The Warlord and Tito Santana

Savage is the marquee, and the other nine men will know defeat, once they step foot in the kingdom of the Madness! OHHHH YEEEEAH! Bonus note, I think Von Erich is gonna be the unfortunate first elimination.

Hulk Hogan and The Ultimate Warrior VS Sgt Slaughter and The Undertaker

Unless there's some sudden twist here, I don't see Hogan and Warrior losing.

D16NJD16 · December 31, 2008

Whats with that Slaughter picture he looks like a chemo patient

BoomKing · December 31, 2008

Whats with that Slaughter picture he looks like a chemo patient

Yeah looking at it, I think that its a fairly recent picture, guess I was just being lazy with the pictures sorry!

BoomKing · December 31, 2008

WWF Live From Madison Square Gardens

In front of a 30,000 sellout crowd

Saturday January 22nd

Your Commentators are Gorilla Monsoon and Bobby "The Brain" Heenan

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Gorilla- Welcome everyone to Madison Square Gardens! You can feel the electricity in the air tonight!

Brain- I think you've had your finger in the socket again Monsoon.

Gorilla- Oh please! Im just excited for all the action in store tonight! What a lineup! And to start it all off we've got The Hart Foundation and The Rockers teaming up to take on The Nasty Boys and Rythmn and Blues.

Brain- Those pretty boys dont stand a chance against real wrestlers like Knobbs, Saggs, Honky and Valentine!

Gorilla- That remains to be seen Brain, but we wont have to wait long as that match is next.

THE HART FOUNDATION AND THE ROCKERS VS THE NASTY BOYS AND RYTHMN AND BLUES

Bret and Saggs start things off. The Hitman takes early control of the matchup outwrestling Saggs. Bret makes a quick tag to The Anvil who shoulder blocks Saggs down to the canvas several times. Tag back to Bret but Saggs cheapshots him and tags out to Valentine. Valentine and Saggs hit Bret with a double backdrop and Valentine takes over on the offence.

Valentine stays on top of Bret, grounding him and stopping him from tagging out. Valentine tags to Honky who confidently tries to pin Bret with his foot on his chest. Bret kicks out at one and pulls Honky down to the canvas with his boot. Bret keeps hold of the leg and tries to apply The Sharpshooter, but Honky works his way out of it and takes a walk on the outside.

Honky seeks solace from his tag partner Greg Valentine. Marty Jannetty and Shawn Micheals hit flying ax handles on Rythmn and Blues from the ring apron! The Rockers throw Rythmn and Blues back into the ring where Bret is waiting. He tags to The Anvil who sets up Valentine for The Hart Attack, but Saggs breaks it up.

Valentine tags to Knobbs and Bret tags to Micheals. The crowd cheers as micheals uses his high speed offence to great effect. Saggs tries to interfere but Jannetty helps his buddy out and they hit stereo dropkicks on both Nasty Boys. Shawn hits some sweet chin music on Knobbs! Shawn goes for the cover, 1...2....no! Honky breaks up the pin attempt! All eight men are in the ring now as this one is in danger of being thrown out by the referee. There is a huge brawl in the ring as the referee calls for the bell. This one is declared a draw.

WINNER: DRAW

Gorilla- Wow, that one got ugly in a hurry.

Brain- The Rockers and The Foundation knew they were beat, monsoon! What cheap tactics drawing the DQ!

Gorilla- Were you watching the same match Brain? The Nasty Boys started it by interfering in the match! I'm.....Yes, I'm hearing that Gene Okerland is standing by in the back with Dusty Rhodes and Davey Boy Smith.

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Okerland- That's right Gorilla, Dusty Rhodes is getting ready to step back into the ring against the Intercontinental champion Mr Perfect. Dusty, do you think you have what it takes to step up and beat Mr Perfect tonight?

Dusty- Well mean gene, I may be getting a little older, I may be getting a little wider, but with age comes experience babeh! Every time I step through those ropes and I see the people cheering and shouting, I thank god for the opportunity to entertain our amazing fans. And tonight I'm not only the American dream, I'm an honawawy Bulldog! And you know what they say Gene, it's not the size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog, and there aint no dog in this yard who will fight longer and harder than me babeh! OWOWOWOWOOOOOOOOOOOH!

THE AMERICAN DREAM DUSTY RHODES VS MR PERFECT

Gorilla- I don't expect you to stay impartial in this one Brain!

Brain- Whaddya mean? Im always impartial! Mr Perfect may be one of my clients but I call em as I see em.

Dusty starts like a house of fire, knocking Mr Perfect silly with lefts and rights a plenty. Bionic elbows from Dusty have Mr Perfect out on his feet. Dusty tosses Perfect against the ropes and hits a huge back body drop sending Mr Perfect crashing to the mat.

Dusty looks for the figure four early on but Mr Perfect is just too strong at this stage. Perfect struggles back to his feet and lights up Dusty's chest with some vicious backhand chops. Perfect sends Dusty reeling and nails him to the canvas with a forearm smash.

Elbow drop to Dusty and Perfect makes his way to the top rope. Perfect connects with a top rope Dropkick for a long two count. Perfect applies a kneebar to keep Dusty grounded. Perfect applies more pressure by leaping off the canvas and driving his knee into the back of Dusty's.

Dusty beats the canvas to try and rally the crowd, giving him the strength to power his way back to his feet. More bionic elbows from Dusty! He whips Perfect into the ropes and applies a deep sleeper hold to the delight of the crowd. Perfect takes the low road out of it though and low blows Dusty without the ref's knowledge.

Back on the attack now, Perfect hits Dusty with an atomic drop. Snapmare by Perfect grounds Dusty once more. Dropkick to the back of Dusty's head gets another two count. Perfect picks Dusty up and tries for a suplex, but Dusty blocks and tries to connect with one of his own. Perfect holds onto the ropes to block the attempt and scores with the Perfect-plex! Perfect covers for the pin. 1...2....3!

WINNER: MR PERFECT

Brain- See Monsoon, I don't need to talk up this guy, he is what he says he is, Perfection!

Monsoon- Well I think Dusty could have had him beat if Mr Perfect hadn't made some questionable decisions in there. Next up a match with both professional and financial ramifications. The Million Dollar Man and Jake The Snake Roberts have each put up $5,000 of their own money and the winner takes all! The Million Dollar Man has been recruiting wrestlers left right and center lately to help his bid to win the 1991 Royal Rumble. Well Jake has had enough and is bringing his own backup to the ring for this Lumberjack match tonight.

Snake- Ted Dibiase, they say that money is the root of all evil, but me and you know differently don't we? We know that money is just an inanimate object, and it's no good crook's like you that give it a bad name. You know there was a time when that ring out there used to be the great equalizer. There was a time when It didn't matter how much money was burning a hole in your pocket, because once you stepped through those ropes, we were all the same. Well it looks like those days are long gone because you seem to be buying your way to the biggest prize in the game, the WWF title. Luckily for me, there are still a few guys out there that believe that championships can't be bought, they have to be earned. So tonight, I hope you payed your goons for double time, because me and my friends have got something that money can't buy!

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JAKE THE SNAKE ROBERTS WITH BIG BOSSMAN, JIM DUGGAN, DUSTIN RHODES AND JIMMY SNUKA VS MILLION DOLLAR MAN WITH HAKU, THE BARBARIAN, THE WARLORD AND VIRGIL

The Lumberjacks surround the ringside area as the referee shows the crowd a briefcase containing the $10,000. Roberts and Dibiase tie up and Roberts gets the better of the first exchange, pushing Dibiase back across the canvas. Dibiase slowly gets to his feet and claims to the ref that Roberts was pulling his hair. They tie up again and this time Dibiase pushes Roberts into the corner. The ref calls for a clean break but Dibiase can't resist getting a cheap shot on The Snake. The ref pushes Dibiase out of the corner and Virgil uses the opportunity to get another cheap shot on Roberts. This raises the ire of the Roberts lumberjacks who make their way over to Virgil and company.

Dibiase gets a scoop powerslam on Roberts, taking him down to the canvas. He follows it up with the delayed falling fist drop for a two count. He sets Roberts up for a sid russian leg sweep but Roberts counters to an arm wrench and a short clothesline. Dibiase thinks about taking a walk but remembers who he has to contend with on the outside. As Dibiase turns back around, Roberts catches him with the short left jabs followed by a huge right hand, sending Dibiase over the ropes to the concrete below.

Robert's lumberjacks take turns wailing on Dibiase until Dibiase's lumberjacks confront them. They roll Ted back into the ring and Roberts continues the carnage. Gutbuster by Roberts, and he signals for the dreaded DDT! Roberts looks to have this one won, but Dibiase counters and literally pushes Roberts through the ropes. The vultures outside the ring are immediately all over Roberts, kicking and punching his prone body. Roberts lumberjacks chase them off in short order.

Dibiase goes up for a second rope falling back elbow drop but Roberts moves out of the way! Roberts again signals for the DDT but Dibiase pulls the ref between the two of them allowing Haku to interfere and hit the Tongan death grip on Roberts. Roberts lumberjacks are livid on the outside, but the ref didn't see a thing. Dibiase back to his feet and he locks in The Million Dollar Dream! Roberts stands no chance and can't answer the referee's three count!

WINNER: THE MILLION DOLLAR MAN

Brain- Haha! I love it! The richest man in the WWF just won $5,000! That's Roberts entire life savings!

Gorilla- He won it in very dubious circumstances Brain.

Brain- It doesn't matter how he won it Monsoon! Dibiase just proved that money can buy you anything, including more money!

Gorilla- Be that as it may, both of these men are scheduled to compete in The Royal Rumble next week and I'm sure they will meet again. Coming up next, The British Bulldog Davey Boy Smith in one on one action agains Rick "The Model" Martel. This one was brought about as a result of the red hot fued for the Intercontinental between The Bulldog and Mr Perfect.

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Perfect- A lot has been made about the war of words between me and Davey Boy Smith over the last couple of weeks. People are saying that things have got personal between the two of us. Well, Bulldog, this is personal. You made it personal when you targeted my baby, my Intercontinental title.If anybody wants to try and take my livelihood away from me then they better prepare for things to get personal! That's why tonight I chose for you to face my close personal friend Rick Martel. Bulldog, if you want to take my Intercontinental title away from me, you've got to be better than me, better than perfection. And NOBODY is better than perfection!

BRITISH BULLDOG DAVEY BOY SMITH VS RICK "THE MODEL" MARTEL

Martel, accompanied by Mr Perfect, tries to jump Bulldog before the match but Bulldog overpowers him and takes him down with hard shoulderblocks. Martel is quickly back up but Bulldog takes him back down with lariats. A hanging vertical suplex gets a quick two count for The Bulldog.

Bulldog goes for the gorilla press slam but Martel pokes the eyes of the Bulldog. Martel takes over control with a high dropkick and a flying crossbody for a two count. Double underhook suplex gets another two count, and Martel starts to get anxious.

Martel looks to bring the atomizer into the ring but the referee see's it and takes it outside. This gives Mr Perfect the opportunity to slide the intercontinental title into the ring and Martel swings it at Bulldogs head. Bulldog ducks it and locks Martels arms before headbutting him repeatedly.

Bulldog scoops him up! He's going for the running powerslam...but Mr Perfect holds onto Martel's legs for dear life! Somethings got to give here as both men play tug of war with Martel. Finally, Bulldog gets the better of the exchange, sending Perfect flying backwards into the guardrail. Running powerslam by Bulldog! 1...2...3!

WINNER: BRITISH BULLDOG DAVEY BOY SMITH

Gorilla- Perfect and Martel pulled out all the stops in this one, but it wasn't enough to stop the power of The Bulldog!

Brain- He got lucky Monsoon! Mark my words, Mr Perfect is leaving The Royal Rumble the Intercontinental champion.

Gorilla- Before we move onto our ten man Royal Rumble preview, here's what the competitors made of their chances earlier today.

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Animal-Ohhhhhhhhhhh what a rush! They say that when you step into a battle royal or a royal rumble, then all loyalties go out of the window! If you want to get to the top, then you can't take your buddies with you! Well me and Hawk have been grinding people's bones all our lives, and we know that we're as strong together as we are apart! So if it comes down to beating each other up, so be it, because The Road Warriors are the strongest unit in the whole of professional wrestling today!

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Bossman- I've seen some bloody situations in my time. I've seen bar room brawls, and I've seen prison riots that have got out of hand, but I aint ever seen something as barbaric as letting 30 guys beat up on each other for over an hour....and it's all legal! Everybody want's to be number thirty, but only one man can claim the prize, and you better believe that The Big Bossman wants it more than anyone!

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Tornado- Tonight, I have to take out nine other men to claim the most envied place in professional wrestling, the number thirty spot in The Royal Rumble, and thats exactly what I plan on doing. You see, they don't call me a tornado for nothing, no! It's a name I earned, because when I'm facing somebody one on one, I can do a hell of a lot of damage, but if you put a Texas tornado in a crowded place, you get nothing but destruction!

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Ohhhhhh yeah! All my life I've only wanted one thing in particular, and that's to be number one, to shoot right to the top, lightyears above and beyond, yeah! Well theres a bit of confusion, oh yeah, a little macho madness in the air because all of a sudden everybody wants to be number thirty, diggit? And to get to number thirty you gotta be number ten tonight. So to avoid any confusion The Macho Man is gonna eliminate all the competition put in front of me, yeah, and the beat goes on, all nine men are going over the top courtesy of a one way ticket from me, you dig! I don't care if its Big Bossman, oh yeah, or if its The Road Warriors, Tito Santana, or even you Texas Tornado.....you spin Tornado, oh yeah, I've seen you turn three hundred and sixty degree's and back again, but nobody spins like the macho madness, yeah, I'm a one man rocket ship, and Elizabeth may have spun out of control to the left, and the macho man spun to the right, but we met in the middle for a short coming together and don't you forget that Tornado. The macho man has 20/20 vision behind these particular sunglasses, oh yeah, and I see all. Oh yeah.

TEN MAN BATTLE ROYAL FOR THE NUMBER THIRTY SPOT IN THE ROYAL RUMBLE: BIG BOSSMAN VS TITO SANTANA VS HAKU VS BARBARIAN VS WARLORD VS RANDY SAVAGE VS TEXAS TORNADO VS JIM DUGGAN VS HAWK VS ANIMAL

Haku, Barbarian and Warlord are accompanied to ringside by The Million Dollar Man who directs traffic from the outside. Dibiase tells Haku to eliminate himself and he does, becoming the number one entrant in the rumble.

Brain- What a smart guy Ted Dibiase is!

Gorilla- How do you work that one out Brain?

Brain- Don't you see? He's covering his bases! The amount of money he's paying these guys to cover his back he needs to spread them out a little!

The battle goes on with the nine remaining competitors. It is a standard Battle Royal format with not much in the way of an expanded moveset from any of the competitors, just lots of trying to get people over the top. The Road Warriors eliminate Santana and Jim Duggan before Barbarian and Warlord team up to eliminate them. Dibiase is loving it and instructs them both to carry on the carnage.

Savage and Tornado square off and nearly eliminate each other. They both hold on and turn their attentions elsewhere. Warlord and Barbarian continue to doubleteam and eliminate Big Bossman. We are down to our final four; Warlord, Barbarian, Tornado and Savage. Savage and Tornado realise they are going to have to team up to eliminate the cohorts. Double back body drops to Barbarian and Warlord! Double clothesline over the top rope to Barbarian! Were down to three!

Savage turns on Tornado and tries to dump him over but Tornado holds on. Warlord takes the opportunity to work over savage as Dibiase shouts on from ringside. Savage turns the tide and fights back against The Warlord. Savage goes up top for the Savage elbow...But Tornado bundles him over the top! Were down to two!

Savage is livid with Tornado and drags him over the top rope as they both continue to brawl at ringside! The Warlord gets number thirty!

WINNER: THE WARLORD

Brain- You know what this means Monsoon? Ted Dibiase has the number one and number thirty spot sewn up!

Gorilla- I can't believe that a man like Haku would chose a few dollars over a chance to be number thirty in the Rumble.

Brain- Oh I'm sure he got more than a few dollars Monsoon!

Gorilla- Be that as it may, I still find it highly immoral. Two men who could never be accused of being immoral are our world champion The Ultimate Warrior, and his tag partner in tonights main event, Hulk Hogan!

HULK HOGAN AND THE ULTIMATE WARRIOR VS THE UNDERTAKER AND SGT SLAUGHTER

The Undertaker starts with Warrior. Warrior tries his usual fast paced offence but Undertaker mostly shrugs it off. Warrior tries a different approach and ducks under Taker's offence before connecting with his own. Warrior finally sends Taker reeling into the corner and tags in Hogan for a little double team. They both nail Taker with shoulder tackles, sending the big man to the canvas for the first time.

Slaughter tags himself into the match for the first time. He goes straight for Warrior, knocking him through the ropes and to the outside. He then turns his attention to Hogan, pounding on him with thunderous blows to the mid section. Gutbuster by Slaughter gets a two count.

Slaughter applies a bearhug, draining the power out of Hogan, but Hogan won't quit. He gets the crowd into the match and breaks free from the hold. He looks to tag in Warrior as the crowd go wild, but Undertaker interferes and Slaughter takes control once more.

Slaughter tags out to The Undertaker, who takes great delight in taking apart Hogan. Running corner body splash by Taker sends Hogan to the mat in agony. Hogan is back up but not for long as Taker hits the leaping clothesline for a two count. Undertaker chokes Hogan on the mat but the ref breaks it up.

Taker goes for another body splash but this time, Hogan gets out of the way. Both men are down. Undertaker sits up and reaches for a tag. Hogan is stirring. Does he have enough left to make it to his corner.........He does!

Both men tag out to their partner. Warrior is on fire! Clotheslines to Slaughter, clotheslines to Undertaker! He picks Slaughter up...Running powerslam! He goes for the Gorilla press drop, and it connects! He attempts the body splash.....but Taker hits him with the big boot!

Hogan see's what happens on the outside and summons all his strength to get back to his feet. Undertaker tries to punch him but it has no effect. Hogan is Hulking up! He blocks a punch from The Undertaker, and another one, and another! He points and wags the finger! Big boot to the Undertaker! And the legdrop connects!

Hogan picks Warrior up to his feet. Slaughter is still down. Hogan motions for Warrior to hit the running body splash on slaughter, and it connects! Warrior with the cover, 1.....2.....3!

WINNERS: HULK HOGAN AND THE ULTIMATE WARRIOR

Gorilla- Is this a sign of things to come at The Royal Rumble?! Hogan and The Ultimate Warrior are standing proud in the ring. This is what being an American is all about folks! Thanks for watching!

Truth · December 31, 2008

The phone in the kids hotel room rang four times before he answered it. Who the hell was calling at 2 in the morning?

"Wake up kid! Its Vince Dammit!"

The Kid sat upright in bed.

"Mr McMahon! What can I do for you?"

"Ive just got back from Canada meeting with Owen! I've never met such a disrespectful punk in all my life! I can't believe I agreed to sign him!"

"But sir...."

"No buts dammit! Owen can kiss my ass!”

“I’m so sorry sir!”

“And as for you....!"

The kid could hear laughing in the background.

“As for you Kid……”

The laughing got louder and the owners of the laughs more apparent. Who could misplace the grunts of The Anvil and the English accent of The Bulldog.

“I can’t keep this up anymore! Relax kid, It’s me, Owen! I told you he’d fall for it guys!”

“Sorry Kid, Owen insisted” he heard Bret say.

“Hey, no hard feelings right?” said Owen. “Come down to the bar and I’ll buy you a drink.”

“Thanks Mr Hart but I’m not much of a drinker. I gotta be at the arena early tomorrow too.”

“Oh man now your making me feel bad. Just come down for five minutes and let me say hi to the kid who got me this job.” said Owen with a real warmth in his voice.

“Ok guys, five minutes.”

Absolutely perfect Owen. Damn he was great. Love it. Can't wait to see the Rumble.

FlameSnoopy · December 31, 2008

Good show, now here are a few points, that would make the diary more alive:

First try to use more pronoun's, or what ever you call them in USA. I mean, he, they etc. etc. They make the diary more readable.
Second, I personally like more of longer sentence's, with pronoun's, as I said in the first one. This maybe just an opinion, but it makes things more interesting IMO.
Third, try to use ..hmm.. what's the word. I honestly don't remember the word (lol, fail ) but like as an example, how Undertaker is sometimes called today, "The Phenom". This makes the diary - again - more alive.

I'm sorry that I failed in the third, but overall, this is a good diary. I am just trying to give some constructive criticism. Still, I'll be reading.

Arrows · December 31, 2008

Nice to see you're back with more.

D16NJD16 · January 1, 2009

You gotta get your pictures straightened out brother, alot of them go back and fourth from the legends currently, and them from the year this diary is taking place

BoomKing · January 2, 2009

Good show, now here are a few points, that would make the diary more alive:

1. First try to use more pronoun's, or what ever you call them in USA. I mean, he, they etc. etc. They make the diary more readable.
2. Second, I personally like more of longer sentence's, with pronoun's, as I said in the first one. This maybe just an opinion, but it makes things more interesting IMO.
3. Third, try to use ..hmm.. what's the word. I honestly don't remember the word (lol, fail ) but like as an example, how Undertaker is sometimes called today, "The Phenom". This makes the diary - again - more alive.

I'm sorry that I failed in the third, but overall, this is a good diary. I am just trying to give some constructive criticism. Still, I'll be reading.
12-31-2008 02:56 AM

Thankyou for the feedback, I understand what you mean with all your points and it is definitely something I will be looking to improve on in the future.

You gotta get your pictures straightened out brother, alot of them go back and fourth from the legends currently, and them from the year this diary is taking place

Yeah im not the best at this picture malarkey! I don't really have the patience or skill to spend the time to do it justice so I think I may just leave the pictures for the time being!

BoomKing · January 4, 2009

Three men shared the relatively short car journey from New York City to Philadelphia. The first, the reluctant driver, was The Kid. The second, riding shotgun, was Gorilla Monsoon. The third, sat in the back, arms folded gazing out of the window like a teenager forced to go on holiday with his parents, was the 21 year old heir to the throne, Shane McMahon.

"Are we nearly there yet?" asked the frustrated McMahon.

"Not so far to go Shane, maybe an hour or so tops. So this is your first scouting trip huh? How's it feel to be following in the old mans footsteps?" enquired Gorilla in his usual jovial manner. He turned to try and meet the gaze of Shane but he continued to burn a hole through the scenery.

"Yeah, It's cool I guess..." replied the young McMahon half heartedly to say the least. The Kid and Shane sat in near silence for the rest of the journey, only occasionally interjecting to show they were listening to Gorilla's stories of the road. They got to their destination about an hour before bell time.

"You got the tickets Kid?" asked Gorilla.

"Yeah... I hope you don't suffer from nosebleeds Shane, you'd think with your dad's connections we would be front row!"

"Now you know you've got to keep a low profile Kid. That's why I'm not coming with you guys. You really think Vince wants anybody to know that we are here tonight? Now nobody knows you and only a few hardcore will be aware of Shane, but I gotta say, he's really starting to take after his dad, so keep your heads down and remember your here to do a job. Good luck, enjoy the show."

Shane and the kid entered the small arena and began the long trek to their seats. They hadn't really talked much, but The Kid wanted to leave a good impression, after all, this was the guy who one day would own the keys to the candy store.

" I gotta say, it's a real honour to be with you today Shane. You know, this is my first scouting gig too..."

" Yeah and you keep letting everybody know and it will be your last. So listen, I'm meeting some friends out back,"

"But....but Gorilla said...."

"Christ is he your mom or something? I'll be back by the end of the show, don't have a cow man. Your the wrestling guy, you think he's good and I'll back you a hundred percent, this just isn't my scene. Catch you later."

"But...."

It was too late, Shane was halfway down the arena steps. The Kid stood frozen for a moment, not sure what to make of the situation. Then he followed Shane.

"Hey. you mind if I come with you? I don't really want to be here either, we'll just tell Gorilla that the guy wasn't all that."

" Are you serious? My dad will go ballistic if he finds out! You gotta stay and watch the show!"

"Nah come on, lets blow this off... you really think somebody called Scott Hall is gonna be the next big thing in wrestling? We aint gonna miss much."

Shane and The Kid continued back down the stairs, neither man prepared to give any ground until they got to the arena doors.

"Look, I know what your trying to do, and it isn't going to work. Stay here and do your job...."

"Now you listen to me you spoilt little jerk!" shouted The Kid with genuine surprise in his voice at what he was doing. He was scared to carry on, but the momentum was running through his veins and there was no turning back now.

" Walk out that door and your turning your back on the business..and your dad."

Shane stopped dead in his tracks and turned slowly to face The Kid.

"You don't have the nerve to tell my dad! He'd fire you on the spot."

They both stood in silence, like two gunslingers waiting for each other to make the first move.

" Look, we both know that Vince expects you to take over from him one day. So stick around and learn something or take your chances with "Dad." The choice is yours."

They stood face to face as they heard the ring announcer call for people to take their seats for the opening bout. Shane was smart enough to weigh up his options, and decided that in this instance, maybe backing down was for the best.

They made the long journey to their seats for the second time and settled in for a night of wrestling. Shane and The Kid watched the opening matches without exchanging anything that resembled polite conversation. The interval approached.

"You want a beer?" asked The Kid.

"No" replied Shane without averting his gaze from the ring.

"Im sorry for being a bit harsh but this is my first time too."

"So you keep saying. I can't believe that anybody would willingly want to work in this business."

"I thought you of all people would understand. You grew up surrounded by wrestling and wrestlers and your honestly saying none of it has rubbed off on you?"

Shane took exception to the last sentence.

"Yeah, I grew up surrounded by this bull****! I grew up watching my dad on TV but never saw him at home. I grew up not knowing who my real friends were, and who wanted a handout or to meet Hogan. And the people, they're as fake outside the ring as they are in it! So don't you dare ask if I understand...whatever your name is."

" Oh poor you Shane! I would have killed to have had half of what you've had growing up. So your dad wasn't always there, but he was building you an empire you ungrateful........"

The Kid cut off mid sentence, almost afraid to carry on. He composed himself and continued.

"Look...at least you had a dad. The only father figures I've ever had growing up were all those fakes in the ring. So excuse me if I find your sob story a little lacking....Anyway, Hall's match is next."

They both watched as Scott Hall wrestled a local youngster in a glorified squash match.

"So what did you make of him?" asked The Kid as Scott Hall celebrated his victory in the ring.

"He was OK I guess..."

"Just OK?" said The Kid somewhat bemused. He had thought that the match was pretty good, some of the timing a little off, but he put that down to the inexperience of Hall's opponent.

"Yeah, just OK. To be honest, I've seen it all before, his mannerisms I mean. Sure he looks like he can go in the ring, but he aint gonna add anything to the roster that's not already there."

The Kid was impressed. Maybe spending his young life around wrestlers and wrestling had rubbed off on Shane afterall.

"The thing is though, I know my dad, and that's exactly the kind of guy he's looking for. The next Hogan."

The next match started whilst the two were talking but in honesty, the crowd reaction had been so lukewarm that they hadn't noticed. In fact, they didn't even hear the names announced.

"Wow, now who is this guy?"

"Errr....Rob...Rob something?"

"Hey Mr. Wrestling! Your stumped! I thought you knew everything! What do you even call a move like that, I've never seen it before in my life!"

The conversation was turning more playful and the two youngsters felt a bit more at ease in each others presence.

" See that's what you get for growing up on strictly WWF crap! You've got a lot to learn...Mr McMahon."

Shane was transfixed on the action in the ring.

"Seriously, this guy is amazing! It's a shame my dad wouldn't sign a guy like this in a million years."

"But you would, right?"

"Yeah you bet I would! A big company like us needs something for everyone. A guy like this could be over in a shot with the right promotion."

" And that's why this company needs people like me and you Shane. No disrespect to your dad or Gorilla, or any of the other bookers, I mean they got The WWF on top right? But whose gonna keep it there? Things change quickly in this business and we've got to change with it."

Shane didn't reply, he just continued to watch the young Rob Szatkowski fly around the ring with the greatest of ease.

BoomKing · January 4, 2009

Also, can I just say, thankyou to everybody who has voted for me so far as the DOTM rookie. Im overwhelmed that so many of you have took the time out to vote. It really does make writing this seem all the more worthwhile!

BoomKing · January 6, 2009

Vince skulked around the backstage area of The Wilmington Trask Coliseum, coffee in hand. The look on his face was enough to warn off any potential confrontations. The taping for Challenge was about to get underway, as the live Mid Atlantic crowd had already witnessed a decent match in which The Legion of Doom defeated Power and Glory, and The British Bulldog was making short work of his opponent Kato.

“Ah…just the kid I was looking for!” growled Vince as he made a beeline for our little booker that could. The Kid felt like a rabbit caught in the headlights of the perma tanned monster truck that was the WWF chairman. With nowhere to escape to, he took a large gulp and held out his hand.

“Hey Vince…”

Vince stared at The Kids hand, and then looked him in the eyes, disgusted.

“Put that thing away Kid! And cut the crap!”

“Yes sir.”

“So Shane has been telling me all about your little trip. About how you and him are going to “revolutionise” the business.”

“I wouldn’t go that far…..”

“Excuse me? Did I ask you a question?”

“Well….no sir”

“So why are you talking dammit?”

“…………………..”

“Answer the damn question Kid!”

“But sir, you told me…..”

“Never mind all that! You know how old Shane is?”

“21 sir.”

“That’s right, 21 years young. And do you know how old I was when I bought out this company from my father?”

“37 sir.”

“37.…..wait a minute, how in the hell did you know that?”

At this moment, new wrestler on the scene Matt Borne passed the both of them with a glum expression on his face, or at least they thought so, it was hard to tell under the ten gallon hat.

“Borne!” boomed McMahon “What the hell’s wrong with you son!?”

Borne removed the hat and looked them both square in the eyes, which is harder to do than it sounds.

“Vince….Mr McMahon. I appreciate you bringing me in and all, but have you heard the reactions I’ve been getting from the crowd?”

“Well…no I haven’t.”

“Exactly! This character aint getting any heat, good or bad! I just don’t know where this is going anymore…”

“Now you listen to me! Do you realise what kind of an opportunity that we are giving you here? So you’re not getting the reaction you want are you? Well me and this kid right here have put a lot of time and effort into this gimmick, so you go out there, and you give the people a reason to react to you! Now get out of my sight!”

Borne put back on the hat without saying a word, and walked out through the curtain to no reaction. His opponent, the mighty tugboat, was waiting in the ring. Borne beat him in quick succession with his Texas Cloverleaf submission move, a hold he wouldn’t remove for the next three minutes as officials tried in vain to release it.

“See, now that’s how you get a reaction!” said Vince, clearly pleased that his “pep talk” had done the job. “Hey Ray!” he shouted to The Big Boss man who was just in earshot.

“What’s up Vince?” asked Boss man.

“Get out there and challenge Borne to a match at The Rumble!”

“Sure thing boss!”

The Big Boss man ran down to ringside to help the officials break the devastating hold. He picked up a house mic and did just as Vince had asked to the delight of the crowd. Backstage, Vince was beaming at the sight he had just created. The Kid plucked up the courage from somewhere to cross the boss.

“Mr McMahon, you know what we had planned for Borne, the whole slow build…Well you just shot it all away!”

Vince continued to smile although the tone of his voice betrayed his face.

“That’s how quickly things change around here Kid. When you’ve had as much experience as me, you’ll know when to call an audible, and no ****ing 21 year old is ever going to know more than me, even if he is from my loins. You want to try and show me up in front of my own son and turn his head to those no talent flippy flop bull**** wrestlers in the independents? You’re playing a dangerous game Kid. I want you to be the first to know that we are going to try and sign Rob…whatever the **** his last name is, and when he gets here, he’s going to fail…badly. And when he does, you can be the one to tell Shane that that crap has no place in a WWF ring.”

Vince took a swig of his coffee.

“This stuff is awful. It was so much better when you where the coffee guy…”

He walked off, or more strutted, leaving The Kid to watch the rest of the show on his own. Whether Vince saw it or not, The Kid wasn’t sure but he still kind of hoped he had. Despite Vince’s harsh tones, The Kid took what he said to heart. He felt that the conversation with Borne was at least partly aimed at him. He knew that Vince had given him a huge opportunity and he took it as a good sign that he hadn’t been sacked yet.

The show continued with The Million Dollar Man buying The Warlords number thirty spot with the 10k he won from Jake Roberts, a move Vince had approved of greatly in the last booking meeting. The Undertaker and The Ultimate warrior both had winning efforts against Nikolai Volkoff and Crush respectively, again, a move to try and curry favour with Vince. In between the matches, Jake Roberts promised he had a huge surprise in store for The Royal Rumble and the show ended with a big brawl between Warrior and Slaughter.

Shane passed The Kid as the crowd slowly filled out of the arena.

“Hey buddy, I got some great news! Dad promised he’s going to pull out all the stops to try and sign Rob Szatkowski!”

“Yeah, that’s great news Shane. I’m pleased for you.”

“Are you sure, you seem a little down.”

“Yeah don’t worry I’m sorry, I’m fine really.”

“OK good, because I think that Vince is really going to start giving us a lot more responsibility around here from now on!”

The kid smiled and made all the right noises, but he couldn’t help feeling a little sorry for Shane. At least for the moment until he realised how rich and successful he was. Anyway, Shane would still be the main man, in sixteen years or so.

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