Zack Malibu 0 Report post Posted January 1, 2007 Those in the arena tonight, whether still hungover from their ringing in of 2007 or not, are at a fever pitch...and that feeling throughout the crowd was never more apparent than when the opening seconds of "Save Yourself" are heard. COLE Listen to this crowd! We haven't seen him in an OAOAST arena since he was forced to shake the hand of Bruce Blank, but now, on the first day of 2007, Zack Malibu is HERE! As the song continues, the fans stare at the entrance ramp, until finally, the heart and soul of the OAOAST steps through the curtain. Zack is met with a tremendous response as he heads to the ring, slapping a few hands along the way down the aisle. COACH Mikey Cole, you know Zack Malibu almost as well as anyone...you got any idea what he's gonna say or do tonight? COLE No idea, Coach. The only thing we know is that when Malibu promises to do something, it's typically something big. Zack climbs the steps and into the ring, then waves for Michael Buffer to toss him the mic. Buffer throws it over the ropes, right into Malibu's waiting hands, and now it's just a matter of waiting for the crowd to die down. "ZACK!" "ZACK!" "ZACK!" COLE Listen to the fans, Coach. If there was ever a man who defined the term "Crowd favorite", it's this man, right here! MALIBU First of all, I want to wish all of you, a Happy New Year. For many of you, it's time to start over, to do things the right way, or the way you feel they should be. It's a clean slate and a fresh start, at least for most of us. The fans applaud Zack's well wishes, but can tell he's got more on his mind. MALIBU I say that it's that way for most of us, because it's not that way for me. I mean, I'm starting the year with a great girl, and a beautiful baby daughter, as well as the respect and love of you fans, and I'm grateful for all of that. I'm also starting the year the same way I ended 2006...with a heart full of rage, on a quest for redemption, and it all leads back to one man, and one man only. Bruce Blank. COLE The most hated man in the OAOAST, and likely in the wrestling world. COACH Nevermind the wrestling world...how about the world in general!? MALIBU Bruce, 2006 was YOUR year. You came into this company and made yourself into the biggest star in the industry, all at my expense. You did things to me that no one has ever succeeded in doing. You have broken me, beaten me, humbled me and humiliated me. 2006 was your year. I'll call a spade a spade and admit that. But NOW, that was last year, you see, and this year we are going to start things RIGHT! Because Bruce Blank, I come out here tonight asking you for one more shot, one more try, ONE MORE MATCH! ME AND YOU BRUCE, LET'S DO IT! The fans roar, wanting to see Malibu vanquish his most hated foe once and for all. Malibu waits on a response, and it's just a matter of minutes before Bruce comes strolling through the curtain and down to the ring. COLE This is one rivalry that cannot be contained, and has no end in sight! COACH Malibu's looking to end it, but everytime we think he can, he comes up short. Bruce Blank is the toughest bastard that Malibu has ever had to deal with! Bruce climbs up into the ring, and now the two men who hate each other oh so much are eye to eye. BLANK You want one more shot at me, boy? Malibu nods his head, and the fans pick up on the request. "ONE MORE MATCH!" "ONE MORE MATCH!" "ONE MORE MATCH!" BLANK You people wanna see it too, huh? You want to see the biggest feud of 2006 again in 2007? The fans roar, continuing the "One More Match" chant. BLANK WELL YOU'RE NOT GONNA GET IT! Now the fans boo loudly, and Malibu looks into Blank's eyes, waiting for his reasoning. BLANK You see, Zachary, you just said it yourself a few minutes ago. 2007 is the time to start over. A clean slate and a fresh start. I am DONE with you, boy! I had my fun. I beat your ass at Angleslam. I beat your ass on national television and made you shake my hand out of respect! I bloodied you at every damn turn, I had one of my boys put your best friend in the hospital, and I walked right into your house and up to your two closest, dearest loved ones and scare the ever-lovin' God out of them! So you tell me, Zack, what do I have to gain by letting you come at me again? I have proven myself superior. I have humbled you, boy. You got nothin' left. Start 2007 off right. Start it off with somethin' you know you can handle. Maybe then, you'll regain some of the lost respect from this crowd, because you and I both know you ain't been the same since it became apparent that you're not a superhero anymore. You can't always get the big win, my friend. Sometimes you have to deal with the fact that the villain is the greater of the two! You have to come to terms, Zack...and I know it's gonna be hard on ya...but you have to come to terms with the fact that I am BETTER than you. Blank stuffs the microphone into Zack's chest and turns to walk away, but Zack spins him around. MALIBU I can admit that I can't seem to get a win over you, Blank. I can admit that you have beaten me worse than anyone that came before you. But I will never admit that you're a better man than me, and I'll never admit that I respect you, because I don't. What you did not only to me, but to my family and my friends, it burns in my heart. It fills my head. It keeps me from sleeping at night, and I can't get past you. YOU did this to me, and now you want to walk away? You ask what I have to give, to offer you, to make it worth your while. Well then you listen to me, you son of a bitch. 2007 is going to be a clean slate, and a fresh start. For the OAOAST, it's going to be a fresh start without one of us. How does that sound? The fans sit back in silence. COLE What did he just say!? A smile starts to creep across Blank's face. BLANK What are you gettin' at, boy? MALIBU I think you know. I think you all know. I want one more shot at you, Blank. I want total redemption for everything you've put me through. I am willing to do the unthinkable to get you in the ring one last time, Bruce. Zack Malibu and Bruce Blank, one final time...and if you beat me, Bruce...if you prove that you truly are the better man and beat me again...I will leave the OAOAST FOREVER. COLE WHAT!? NO! Zack, don't do it! BLANK Forever? MALIBU Forever. No retirement from in-ring competition just to go sit in the office. I mean totally and completely, Bruce. As a wrestler, as a referee, as an executive, as a road agent...I will go so far as to never attend an event as a paying customer, if you will give me what I want, Bruce. I know full well I'm at your mercy, but I know what you're thinking. You're too proud not to take this offer. You want me gone, Bruce. You want me out of your life as much as I want you out of mine. SO LET'S MAKE IT ALL OR NOTHING~! Career versus career, Malibu versus Blank... BLANK IS THAT WHAT YOU WANT? The fans roar, and Malibu looks at Blank like he's not backing down. BLANK Boy, you're certifiably crazy, because you just signed your damn death warrant. MALIBU I told you, Blank, I'd do whatever it takes to rid you from my life, and if this is what it comes down to, so be it. You did cut me off in mid-sentence though, because there was one more thing I was going to say. BLANK Oh yeah, what's that, hero? The only thing you better be sayin' is goodbye, because you're not long for this world. MALIBU Actually, that's not what I was going to say. Because I feel that a match of this magnitude, should be dealt with strictly between you and I, don't you? No Wildcards, No Hooligans, no nobody getting in our way. BLANK I don't need nobody gettin' in my way this time. I'm gonna enjoy the sweetness of this all on my own. MALIBU I'm glad you feel that way, Bruce, because we're doing this without worrying about any of that. We're doing this with nothing to come between us, just four walls of metal around us...a metal ceiling above us, and no way for anyone to get inside or out. COACH Mikey Cole, does he mean... COLE I think so, Coach. BLANK You want a cage match? Boy, you know what happens to you when you're in a cage with me! MALIBU It's not just a cage match, Bruce. It's more than win or lose, do or die. For you and me, it's SURVIVE OR SURRENDER~! The fans EXPLODE~! We've only seen one of them before, back when Zack Malibu lost the OAOAST World Heavyweight Title to Crystal at Angleslam 2004! BLANK Survive or Surrender, eh Zacky? Boy, you're stupider than I thought. MALIBU I might be desperate, Bruce, but I'm hardly stupid. I'm willing to get rid of you at any cost. BLANK The only thing this stunt is gonna cost you, is your entire reason for being. Blank again shoves the mic back to Zack, then turns to walk away, leaving Malibu alone in the ring to ponder his thoughts. COLE What a blockbuster announcement...Zack Malibu has just put his career in the OAOAST, his life in wrestling, in Bruce Blank's hands! COACH Desperate times call for desperate measures, Cole. COLE Zack hasn't won a match against Bruce yet, and in the only Survive Or Surrender match in OAOAST history, he came out on the losing end of that as well! What is going through the mind of Zack Malibu? COACH You wanna try reasoning with him? He ain't gonna listen to me! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
