PROMO: Beverly Hills Landon

[King Cucaracha 0]

*EARLIER IN THE WEEK*

 

You'd think after finally dethroning Wild and Dangerous and winning the World Tag Team Champions, finally finding success under the Cucaracha Internacional moniker and proving quite a few people wrong, Landon Maddix and Jay Hawke would have much to celebrate. But, not so. Having found themselves beltless champions, instead, Maddix and Hawke are having to work to get belts they already won. And, of course, if someone stole your World Tag Team Title belts, you'd go straight to the nearest police station too. Right?

 

Cop: "So, let me get this straight sir. You're reporting a theft...of...two belts?"

 

Maddix: "Yes."

 

Cop: "Alright. Now, did you see who stole these two...belts. Any description you could give us?"

 

Maddix: "Yeah. Two Japanese guys."

 

The cop pauses, waiting for Maddix to elaborate, which he doesn't.

 

Cop: "Anything more concrete?"

 

Maddix: "What more do you need? How many Japanese guys are walking around New York with two belts?"

 

Hawke: "Look, we know who stole them."

 

Maddix: "Yeah, yeah, we know their names."

 

Cop: (deadpan) "Hallelujah. A breakthrough."

 

Maddix: "Well, you only asked for a description, not names or anything. Look, their names are TORU Takahara and KOJI Kitano. And TORU and KOJI are spelt in all capitals. Which is important...apparantly. And, also, they'll have a slimy, scheming, conniving, backstabbing greaseball with them called Chris Card and his little bint, Natasha. You've probably got files on those two already. She looks like the street crawling type."

 

Cop: "Okay. Would you care to explain, sir, why it takes four people to steal two belts from someone?"

 

Maddix glares over the desk at the cop, taking a glance to Hawke before glaring back at the cop once more.

 

Maddix: "You don't believe us, do you?"

 

Cop: "No no, that's not the case at all sir. It just seems an odd theft to be reporting. And, to be honest, the retrieval of two belts isn't really going to sit high on our priority list. There's not a whole lot we can do..."

 

Maddix: "Well, duh. You're the New York Police Department. I already know there's not much you can do."

 

The cop smiles off the insult, as Maddix lounges on the desk and sighs. He's clearly not getting anywhere fast, so turns to Jay Hawke for some suggestions. But as he turns his head, someone else catches his eye. Coming out from the area where the cells are, a rather hungover looking Benjamin Hardy is escorted around towards the exit...which he almost gets to, before spotting Maddix and Hawke and freezing.

 

Hardy: "...crap."

 

Maddix: "Hey, Ben, looking for us?"

 

Hardy: "Uhm...uh, yeah, yeah, I'm here for...uh, to interview you. Yeah. That's right. Interview. What are you guys doing here anyway?"

 

Hawke: "Good question."

 

Maddix: "That's what I'd like to know Ben. Look, this is ridiculous. We're supposed to be the SWF World Tag Team Champions. The best, premiere team in the company. And we're stood in a cop-shop like idiots while OUR belts are being used to hold sushi by two wannabe members of the Yakuza! Ben, you're right. Why ARE we even here? Why aren't the SWF doing something about the situation? Blatant disrespect, that's what it is. TKO disrespecting us and the SWF hierachy continuing to disrespect me. Well, I'm sick of it! I'm sick of nobody caring about Landon Maddix. Do you realise, I had to pay for my limousine to be towed out of the arena after TKO crushed it a few weeks back? Nevermind that they destroyed my personal property. Not only did I pay good money for that limousine, I paid good money to move it once it had been turned into a worthless cube. And not content with ruining my limo, now they steal my World Tag Team Title belt? And my partner's? Again, to no reaction from anyone? Well, if nobody will lift a finger to help us, we're going to help ourselves. If TKO want to walk around, claiming they're the Tag Team Champions, let them earn it. They want the belts? We'll take them on at Ashes 2 Ashes and we'll show them it's one thing to hold a belt, but it's another to be a champion."

 

Hardy: "Great. ...but, aren't you forgetting something?"

 

Pausing, Maddix scratches his head.

 

Hardy: "You already have a match at Ashes 2 Ashes. Remember? Max King?"

 

Maddix: "...yeeaahh, yeah I know. I'll just pull double-duty. Drubbing King shouldn't take more than 5 minutes. I'll be fresh and ready to go for a Tag Title Match and then some. Face it, I spent the entire month after Genesis last year beating King. Why should things be any different now?"

 

Hawke: "Okay. But, there's another problem. I'm the International Champion, remember?"

 

Maddix: (under breath) "How could I forget?"

 

Hawke: "So, what if they make me defend the title? That means we're both going to have to pull double duty."

 

Pacing around, Maddix wipes the hair from his eyes and sighs.

 

Maddix: "Then you know what...we'll just have to deal with it beforehand."

 

Hawke: "Meaning what exactly?"

 

Maddix: "Meaning, we're going to get our belts back. By force. TKO want to play dirty? Then they're going to get a lesson from the master."

 

Motioning to his partner, Maddix begins to walk off, Hawke following close behind allowing Hardy to sneak back to the police desk and collect his belongings.

[Angel_Grace_Blue 0]

It's funny how Dakotan Maddix has British-isms slip into his vocabulary.

[King Cucaracha 0]

Well, he is Spanish. Which is European. Where England is.

 

Thing is, I can never write British. Ask Toxxic.

[Angel_Grace_Blue 0]

True, but I don't know how often he would have used/heard the word 'bint' while growing up.

 

Also, by that logic, Masked Man should have said "Pip, pip, cheerio" a lot more.

[Toxxic 0]

It's true. In at least one Toxxic/Maddix confrontation last year Landon was writing Toxxic too American. But let's be fair, having never lived in America (as far as I know), how is Landon meant to get *everything* right?

[Angel_Grace_Blue 0]

He wouldn't. But, still, I find it funny that little things slip in. It'd be like TORU asking for a spot of tea, guv'nor. Or whatever.

[ChrisMWaters 0]

Well, I hate to spoil this RP...

 

But Maddix? King won't be cleared by Ashes 2 Ashes.

 

That's clear in something I'm doing for the show.

[King Cucaracha 0]

That's...actually not a bad thing, seeing as I was seemingly double booking myself. No biggy.

[Bruce Blank 0]

It's true. In at least one Toxxic/Maddix confrontation last year Landon was writing Toxxic too American. But let's be fair, having never lived in America (as far as I know), how is Landon meant to get *everything* right?

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Mars Bar!!

 

that's the kind of detail issue you run into when trying to write a character who's nationality differes from yours

 

at least I've lived in Alabama for a year, I'm married to an American and visit it quite often so that helps channel my inner redneck

 

even if I live in Denmark

 

oh and having watched a lot of BBC shows I've never heard the word "bint" used - unless it was on EastEnders which I try to ignore when my wife watches it. I doubt a guy supposedly from Spain would pick it up, unless he used to be one of those beach lotharios preying on the pale British chicks who come to get some sun.

[Rawknight 0]

Chris Card himself might call Natasha a daft bint if she did something stupid. And was wearing some form of testicular protection.

 

On accents Card can slip freely between a refined Nottingham accent (not like he's going to call people duck or end every sentance with "innit?") and a North American one, because he's spent his entire wrestling career based in Canada.

[Golgo 13 0]

Our closest word to bint would probably be broad. It's such a great word.