PWP 1: Lets Get It Started! - Adam Banz vs. Eddie Lopez

1 RP Max. 300 word minimum. Deadline is August 17th at 11:59 PM Eastern.

As soon as the bedside alarm clock shows 7am, it goes off. A hand slams hard on the snooze button almost immediately and then all is quiet again except the sound of snoring that continues right after. Five minutes later, the alarm goes off again and the same hand silences it. This goes on for another twenty minutes when the hand can’t find the clock on the table and as it fumbles around, another hand painfully smacks it. The man in bed finally wakes up.


Scowling, he looks up at a woman towering over him. She has a wide grin on her face. If he hadn’t been smacked, he would’ve appreciated that beautiful smile more but he had so he wouldn’t. Okay, just a bit. Tiny bit.




Rubbing sleep from his eyes, he sits up.




But his girlfriend wouldn’t let him. Instead, she pulls the blanket off him and walks over to the window, opening up the curtains to let the sunlight in. He grumbles.


Just then his cell phone rings. It’s a new text message. He rolls over to read it.


Then he frowns, scratching his head.




Immediately, he shuts up and looks at her with a sheepish smile on his face. Her eyes widen in surprise.







Her eyebrows furrow together, making her look slightly disappointed.



He sighs and then smiles.


She takes his hand and smiles softly back at him.




He turns to her, looking in disbelief.


She frowns, trying to figure it out.






He kisses her.




She gives him another quick peck on the lips and then literally pulls him out of bed.



He makes his way to the bathroom, rubbing his shoulder.


She playfully smacks him with a pillow, laughing.



The scene opens to a wide shot of Adam sitting on one of those steel chairs any federation have lying around everywhere in the building. He’s dressed in his ring attire, all ready for his first match back in that squared circle since his unceremonious exit from WEW a few months ago. He sees the camera crew and smiles but doesn’t speak a word yet, taking his time. He leans forward and rests his chin on his hands. The camera zooms closer to his face as he chuckles to himself. He looks back up at the camera and laughs. Loudly.


He sits up straight and grins.


He shrugs, making a face. Then he grins and chuckles as he points a finger at the camera before the scene fades to black.

The scene opens up in Beijing China where PWSi is holding their PPV. Eddie is in his hotel room, just sitting there. Normally he would be talking about PWSi events but this time it’s different. He’s going to be talking about PWP, a new fed that he’s helping to get started.

Eddie: So, PWP, a new independent fed is trying to get off the ground with their fed. They have a show called “Let’s get it started”. When I first heard about it, I thought to myself, “Hey, maybe that place needs a wrestling icon to help it get off the ground and maybe pick his mind.”

Eddie smirks a bit.

Eddie: So, I figured I’ll throw my name into the hat and see what it’s all about. Now, the question since I wanted to help out that company was… am I turning my back on PWSi. The answer is no, I’m not. PWSi is my baby and I’m not going to turn my back on it, I’m just helping Josh Duncan take off. I’m not going to be there on a regular basis. It’s going to be a rare event that I’ll be here.

Eddie nodded his head.

Eddie: Josh Duncan and I have it all worked out. Personally, I think it’s great another indy fed is out there for wrestlers to go to if they can’t make it to the main. That’s what the business needs more of. I have a feeling he’s going to make this great for all wrestlers to come and wrestle maybe once or twice or whatever.

Eddie itches his head for a second.
Eddie: Well, at the show, I’m facing someone…..named Adam. He gave me a message on twitter, saying I’m an old dog? Funny, that’s funny. You have no idea what I’m like to pass judgment like that. As a matter of fact, I’m 33, so I’m still young enough to keep up with the kids. But yet, I’ve been in the world of pro wrestling for 16 years so I know ALL of the tricks and I can play dirty with the best of them.

Eddie coughs a bit.

Eddie: Let me to tell you a short story, you said that these fans chant for me, you’re damn right they do. But I didn’t come out of a box this way, I EARNED their respect, I busted my ass for 16 years and they appreciate it. When I was trained back in the early 90’s, I was trained the hard way, the OLD way of training. That’s one thing that’s missing today, the OLD way of pro wrestling. All we have is cocky sons of bitches like you running around like they own the place.  My dad, you have no idea who he is Adam, but my dad was a big name when he wrestled back before he had a heart attack, but he trained me.

Eddie smiles a bit.

Eddie: You’re right on one thing, I am busy. Between this and my daughter’s running around, I barely have enough time for down time. But you know, I wouldn’t have it any other way. But for this, Win, lose or draw, it doesn’t really matter to me because, I’m here to help. That’s one thing people in PWP will get to know about me, I don’t care about wins or loses, it’s not part of my style. All I care about is making the fans go home happy and something to talk about.

Eddie once again smiles.

Eddie: Now, I know the show is going to be in North Carolina, while I may be here in China, I WILL make it in time for the first show. Mark my words on that, plus, I don’t have to wait like normal people do at an airport, Private jet. But that’s all I have to say, so see all of you there in North Carolina.

Eddie reaches across the desk and turns off the desk lamp that lit up the desk area of the room. The room now is nothing but dark, with only the digital clock showing it's numbers.