GPX and O'Hara promo for HD...

[Zack Malibu 0]

COLE

It's been a hot night in Kangaroo Country, but we here at the OAOAST are proud to bring you HeldDOWN~! live from...

 

Just as soon as we've returned from break, the sounds of a theme song that has long been used, but never forgotten, comes over the soundsystem, and the shock of hearing it brings the fans into a frenzy!

 

"I'm head off the class...I'm POPULAR!"

 

COACH

What the!?

 

CABOOSE

It can't be...

 

COLE

It could be! We know that Zack Malibu has recently found some help in his war against the Global Party Exchange and Jamie O'Hara, and this could be the revelation we've all...been...waiting...now what is this?!

 

The cheers turn to jeers, and the excitement turns to disappointment, as it's not the famed stable of Zack Malibu, EvenflowDDT, and The Superstar heading to the ring. Instead, Scotty Static, Johnny Jax, and Jamie O'Hara, the three thorns in the side of the HI-YAH Heavyweight Champion, approach the ring, dressed differently than usual. Static is dressed quite well, with designer jeans and a blue button down shirt, and keeps nodding and smiling to the crowd. Jax is seen wearing an equally fashionable button down...but with cutoff jeans and black sneakers, and carrying a female mannequin. Lastly, O'Hara walks down the aisle pumping his fists in the air...fists that are each holding a towel, while a third one is wrapped around his neck.

 

CABOOSE

This is...different.

 

COLE

Well to say the wind has been taken out of everyone's sails would be the understatement of the year!

 

COACH

What are you guys talking about? I'm LOVING this!

 

The trio...er, quartet, climb into the ring and keep smiling despite the chorus of boos being sent their way. Jax stands the mannequin up and puts his arm around it, while O'Hara hops up on the middle ropes and pumps his fists some more, waving one towel over his head. Static stands by the ropes and motions for the microphone, but keeps on smiling, and runs his hand through his blond, mussy hair, before speaking.

 

STATIC

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN OF AUSTRALIA, THE...wait a second...Michael Cole, come on up here into the ring and give your old friends a hand!

 

COACH

Yeah Mikey, go help your old friends out!

 

COLE

Those aren't my friends!

 

STATIC

C'mon Michael, don't tell me you forgot that you're down with the hottest thing in wrestling today! Remember if you're not in, you're insignificant! So what's it gonna be?

 

Cole, somewhat disturbed by Static's quoting of the old In Crowd catchphrase, reluctantly gets up from his broadcast position and climbs into the ring. He walks over to Scotty Static, who hands him the mic without incident.

 

STATIC

You're a lifesaver, Mikey Cole. I can't play with my hair and hold a mic at the same time!

 

Static fidgets with his hair, looking into the camera lens and fixing it "just right" before offering a wink and a smile to the camera.

 

COLE

What...what are you guys doing?

 

STATIC

What do you mean what are we doing? Baby we are having fun, we are living the life, we are here in AWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW-Stralia, the Land of the Rising S...

 

JAX

You mean the Land Down Under, Zack!

 

STATIC

Oh SNAP! Thanks, 'Flow! I knew I should've paid more attention in school, but hanging with the hotties and selling blank hall passes to freshman was too much fun! Anyways, Mikey Cole, we are here in the Land Down Under for a reason. A very important reason. And that reason is...a question! A very important question, one that needs to be asked...a question for the ages, and that is...

 

...when did everything get so serious around here!?

 

COLE

I...I'm not sure if...

 

STATIC

It's OK Mikey, I'm not asking you for the answer! I didn't think you'd know. Does anybody else have anything to say? Alison? Mikey bring her the mic...nah nevermind, she never had much to say anyways.

 

CABOOSE

Oh COME ON.

 

The crowd boos, and Static looks shocked, so he goes and plants a kiss on the mannequin's cheek. He then acts all hot and bothered, so O'Hara runs over and dabs his forehead with the towel, then runs around the ring waving the two towels in the air.

 

STATIC

Like I was saying, Mikey Cole, everything has gotten so serious in the OAOAST! This was a company started on a simple beltshot, something we never saw coming...but they kept coming...the beltshots that is. The beltshots brought the people, and the people brought the money, and the money bought our clothes, and eventually, we became the wrestling superpower known as the OAOAST...well, not until I became World Champion at least!

 

COLE

But you were never Worl...

 

STATIC

What do you mean, Mikey? Of course I was! It was at Anglemania II, when I defeated the EEEEEEVIL Anglesault once and for all, POP DROP style, one two three, oh it was a hell of a night. Wasn't it a great night, babygirl?

 

Static looks to "Alison" again, but obviously gets no reponse.

 

STATIC

Aw, she's just being shy. Between you and me, she didn't move much that night, if you know what I'm sayin'!

 

Static nudges Michael Cole, but it's obvious Cole is unimpressed. All of a sudden, Jax slaps himself in the forehead, and stage blood starts dripping all over his face, and onto his shirt.

 

STATIC

DUDE! C'mon man, bloodstains are never gonna come out! I told you this deathmatch thing wasn't gonna work!

 

JAX

DUDE! Sorry dude, I haven't recovered from the barbed wire bed of nails glass door scorpion bowl double cheeseburger and a side of fries match I had with Sandman yet, dude!

 

STATIC

Dude, it's ok. Use your stunt double next time, it's what they're for!

 

JAX

DUDE! Ok, dude!

 

STATIC

Alright, Mikey Co...

 

"Getting Away With Murder" hits, and the crowd cheers, although Static doesn't seem happy with the interruption. O'Hara, however, starts circling the ring waving the towels once again, acting happy to see the arrival of their arch nemesis.

 

CABOOSE

No good is going to come of this, I'm telling you right now!

 

Zack Malibu heads down the aisleway, still clad in dress clothes, and not carrying his HI-YAH Title. It's obvious that the popular superstar is all business, as he hops into the ring and comes face to face with "Zack" Static, while Jax mockingly hides behind the mannequin Alison, and O'Hara...well he's still waving the towels in the air.

 

STATIC

Zack, dude! Hi-five!

 

Malibu doesn't flinch, sneering at his rival.

 

STATIC

Oh wait, you don't do hi-fives...you do the COOL HANDSHAKE! Put 'er there!

 

Static extends his hand, but Malibu knocks it away, then yanks Michael Cole's arm towards him for the mic.

 

MALIBU

You trying to get my attention again, Scotty?

 

Static laughs, and just shakes his head.

 

STATIC

Why does it always have to be about YOU, huh? Why? Obviously, Zackary, this promo has gone over your head. Obviously, it hasn't sunk in. Why is it that three, four years ago when it was YOU doing this stuff, it was hip? It was cutting edge, it was hot, but here we are, doing the same stuff you did, and it's WRONG? Zack Malibu...you are nothing more than a hypocrite!

 

Static jabs his finger into Malibu's chest to prove the point, and Malibu just looks down at it.

 

STATIC

This company, "your" company, Zack, there used to be a spark to it. There used to be the air of unpredictability, where you never knew what would happen next. People used to do their own thing and not worry about the consequences, especially you, Zack. You were the rebellious one. The one who didn't give a damn about the office, the fans, the roster...you did what you had to do. The In Crowd, the glory days, it's like when you left them behind you left yourself behind with them. You became the "company man", the poster boy, defender of truth, justice, and the Anglesault way...and somewhere along the way you lost what made you a MAN. What made you a STAR. Now, you see three guys doing what you used to do...stirring the pot, running amuck...and it makes you SICK, not because you're a company man, not because you're looking out for the best interests of everybody...but because it's not you anymore. You're not the trend anymore, Zack. You're not "it". You're not IN. We, that is, us three...well four if you count the dummy...WE are the next step. WE are bringing back the glory days, while we help this company evolve to the next level, and YOU keep trying to halt the process. Now, out of respect, Zack, we shook your hand. We do respect what you've done in the past, but not what you're doing now, and that's why we're at the point that we're all at. Sure, you're trying to keep us on our toes with the dreaded mystery men, and that's fine. You think we're intimidated? Scared? BRING IT ON. Whatever you've got planned, well if it was so great, it wouldn't be a secret now, would it?

 

Sure of himself, Static backs away, giving mic time to Malibu, which the fans are eager to see.

 

MALIBU

You know, you bring up some good points. Something has been missing from this company. I'll be the first to admit, things aren't what they used to be. But to think that you three can be the saving grace? There's a HUGE difference in what I did, and what you bring to the table...the main difference is respect. When I came in, I stirred shit up...I stirred a LOT of shit up...and The In Crowd, there was nothing better. But the thing is that at the time, this place, this company, it was a vanity project for one man, and you know who that man is...his name is still a part of this company...but it was me...ME, who took it to the next level. It was ME who earned his repsect in defeating him, and elevated this company to the global power that it is today. It was ME who paved the way for people like you to have jobs, to come here, and not deal with the politics, or the cliques, but what do you do? You go ahead and do the opposite, with the whole Upstarts deal, pissing on the home office figuratively AND literally, and THAT is why I said that I respect your talent, but not your viewpoints. As for what's going on right now, you want unpredictable, then you haven't seen anything yet. The last few weeks, I've had you on your toes, and for good reason. Because the same era you want to see again, I'm about to bring back. The weeks of never knowing who's gonna show up, who's gonna do what...oh it's coming back. So be careful of what you wish for...

 

STATIC

SEE! SEE! Even that, right there...trying to say that you're going to bring the glory days back, but so serious in saying it. Don't talk, Zack...DO IT. No more of this vicious vendetta, serious promo crap. It's not working, and we're not buying it. You want to earn our complete respect? You want to intimidate us? You want this company to thrive...be what you USED to be, not what you ARE.

 

The crowd "ooohs" as Malibu stares blankly at Static, the look on his face showing that Scotty has struck a chord. O'Hara, still playing the role of Superstar's original "towel boy", twirls the towls over his head...and Malibu spins around and nails him with a right hand! EvenJaxDDT picks up the Alison mannequin and swings it like a bat, but Malibu ducks under it, and when he turns around...BAM! SCHOOL'S OUT ON EVENJAXDDT! Malibu then picks up the dummy and chases after Static, who bails out of the ring...only to have the mannequin hurled down on top of him! The "In Crowd" bail, and the crowd is all too into it, chanting Zack's name as he stands with Michael Cole in the ring.

 

MALIBU

You want to play spin doctor and blame me for these things, well the time has come that I turn things around on you. For a few weeks now I've had backup, and EVERYONE has been wondering just what's going on. Well, you want unpredictable? I'll show you unpredictable. Living Angleously, this Sunday, you wanna bring back the glory days, then let's do it. Six man tag team match. You three against me and two of my friends. You wanna be "in", well then let's see if you can handle an "in"-itiation!

 

CABOOSE

Whoa! Quite a challenge by Zack there!

 

Static, O'Hara, and a groggy Jax gather themselves in the aisle, and Static shouts back that Zack's on.

 

MALIBU

What...what...Cole, I can't hear them. Do me a favor, go see what they're saying.

 

COLE

No problem Zack, although I'm su...HEY! ZACK! ZACK!

 

Suddenly, Malibu picks up Michael Cole and presses him over his head...and launches him through the air, sending him down on top of the GPX and O'Hara with an assisted bodypress!

 

CABOOSE

Now there's something we haven't seen in a while! Zack putting Michael Cole to good use!

 

COACH

I could make some cracks about that, yo.

 

CABOOSE

But I have a cricket bat here next to me, so you won't.

 

Malibu then exits the ring, and goes and pulls Cole up.

 

COLE

They...they said...they said they accept.

 

MALIBU

Thanks Mikey, you're a pal.

 

Malibu slaps Michael Cole on the shoulder, then delivers his old school wink and smirk to the camera before heading up the aisle, smiling back at the sneering trio that will face him and two mystery partners this coming Sunday.

 

CABOOSE

The twists in this situation just don't stop coming...first GPX and O'Hara admitted their respect for Zack, but continue to harass him...Zack has found backup, although no one is quite sure exactly who it is...and now he's been dared to revert back to his "old" self, which is a side of Zack that I'm not sure the GPX and Jamie O'Hara are prepared for!

 

COACH

Oh they're prepared...they wouldn't have dared him to do it if they didn't have something up their sleeve.

 

CABOOSE

If you say so, Coach, but I supposed we'll get some answers this Sunday, as Zack seeks retribution this Sunday alongside...well, we don't know who will be by his side!

 

COACH

That oughta help the buyrate some!