HD: D*LUX interview and Jade vs. Holly

[King Cucaracha 0]

MATTHEWS
Standing by with me right now, co-number one contenders for the World Tag Team Titles, D*LUX!

Tyler and Shayne walk into shot, looking in a more serious mood than usual.

MATTHEWS
Guys, thank you for taking this time out. And... I notice, no Jade with you tonight.

SHAYNE
Nah, she's getting ready for her match.

TYLER
And we're on strict orders to stay out of Krista's locker room.

MATTHEWS
Mm-hmm. Well, I'm sure you are getting ready for Tables, Ladders and Chairs this Sunday night at AngleSlam. Your chance to win the OAOAST World Tag Team Championships for the first time. How are you guys feeling heading into such an important and potentially dangerous match?

TYLER
We're feeling pretty confident.

SHAYNE
Absolutely.

MATTHEWS
Okay, and obviously you guys know a lot about The Beverly Hills Blonds. You're also in there with the World Tag Champs, Thunderkid and Reject, the latter of whom's been very unpredictable the past few weeks. Are you worried about Reject's current state of mind and having to face him at AngleSlam?

SHAYNE
Not really, nah.

TYLER
Fact is, Reject is due. And we're the guys to [i]duet[/i].

SHAYNE
Hey, that was pretty good. Like 'Do it', right?

TYLER
Uh-huh.

MATTHEWS
Yeah, good one. So, uh, any last words about TLC on Sunday?

TYLER
We're ready Josh.

SHAYNE
Ain't no doubt about it!

MATTHEWS
Well, there you go folks. D*LUX, men of few words.

With his interview over, Josh thanks D*LUX for their time again and heads off, having expected the show to have cut back to ringside no doubt. But it hasn't just yet and before D*LUX can leave the interview set, they're held up by LEON RODEZ sneaking in.

LEON
Hey guys, what's happening.

TYLER
Hey, long time no see buddy!

LEON
Yeah I know. Listen, I was just hanging back, letting you guys do your thing. The talking's coming along pretty well. The 'due', 'duet' line? Clever stuff. Anyway, listen, I know we haven't been hanging out as much as we used to and part of that's because I've just had a million and one things on my mind recently, it's been really crazy. What with this Money In The Bank tournament, everything with Maggie and Reject, now I've got this match at AngleSlam with Moneymaker and co... but, I've been meaning to catch up with you and talk. Because, with this whole In Crowd thing... I don't want you to feel like you're being left out.

SHAYNE
You mean we can join the In Crowd!?

LEON
Gee, I don't know about that. Not my call. But that doesn't matter, because we're still Love Generation, right?

Tyler and Shayne both nod.

LEON
Right, good. Me being in the In Crowd isn't going to change that. At least, I don't want it to change that. And hey, you guys are making waves again, just the two of you, big shot at the World Tag Team Titles coming up, huh?

SHAYNE
Yeah, it's cool.

TYLER
And we know you've got Zack and Bo and Sly now, but if you ever need us to have your back still, all you gotta do is call.

LEON
Thanks, I really appreciate that guys. Cause I really could do with catching up and talking sometime, get some stuff off my chest, you know. You guys are welcome to tag along to the post-show party with us, as long as you don't think you'll feel like spare wheels, you know. Any time, just say.

Suddenly, after low-fives and pats on the back and all that good stuff, Shayne's neck whips off in another direction, eye caught by something off screen. Both Tyler and Leon notice it too after a second and they all look a little dumfounded. Annoyingly, the camera guy doesn't think it neccessary to show us what they're looking at though.

SHAYNE
Dude... is that Jade!?

LEON
What the HELL is she wearing!?

The Love Gen trio continue looking off in astonishment and we continue not to be able to see! Gah!

COLE
What IS Jade wearing!? We'll find out, NEXT!


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[King Cucaracha 0]

COLE
We are back and we're set for women's action on the eve of AngleSlam, let's send it up to the ring with Michael Buffer!

And that we do, to see the sullen face of Holly Mann, formerly Holly-Wood of course. Different name, same bad attitude as she crouches in the middle of the ring impatiently waiting for somebody to get the hell on with things.

BUFFER
This contest is scheduled for one fall! In the ring, from Las Vegas, Nevada. She is the driving force behind the greatest rock n' wrestling band in all of professional wrestling, The Heavenly Rockers... she is "THE ANGEL OF DEATH"... HHHOOOOOOLLLLLLYYYYYYYY... MMMMMAAAAAAAAAAAAANNNN!!!

"BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!"

COACH
Hollyman? I don't get it.

COLE
It's not supposed to be a pun Coach.

COACH
It's not? Oh. Weak!

Holly mouths off to referee Charles Robinson for daring to try and go over some rules, "I've done this before moron" her reply. She then turns her glare back to the entrance way, still impatient. After a long stall surely called for by Krista to build anticipation, finally some music hits. And not music we're used to, the punchy sounds of "When I Grow Up" by The Pussycat Dolls. 

"Boys call you sexy (What's up, sexy) 
And you don’t care what they say 
See, every time you turn around 
They screamin' your name"

The lights flash purple and often, before eventually out through the entrance walks Jade Rodez-Duncan,  ...IN A CHEERLEADER'S OUTFIT!?

COLE
Wow!

COACH
Oh lord, it has begun!

COLE
The Duncanizing of Jade Rodez is complete!

Looking more than a little self-conscious Jade walks out with a shy smile on her face, waving quaintly to the crowd. Her quaintness isn't quite the image to be going for though and behind her, ALIX MARIA SPEZIA skips out and starts to try and coach Jade on her entrance. "Here, just follow my lead!" she cries. And as Alix leaps forward and flails around with wild pseudo-cheerleader steps and cheers, Jade tries her darned best to keep up and follow Alix's lead, but following the hyper Alix is some task for the most athletic of people and Jade ends up looking a bit of a mess, completely out of time. To make matters worse, Alix seems to forget halfway through her routine why she's out in the arena and does a splits finale before soaking up the applause of the crowd, completely forgetting about Jade who just decides to leave her to it.

"When I grow up 
I wanna be famous 
I wanna be a star 
I wanna be in movies 

When I grow up 
I wanna see the world 
Drive nice cars 
I wanna have Groupies"

BUFFER
And making her way to the ring, the opponent. Accompanied to the ring by ALIX MARIA SPEZIA! She now resides in Los Angeles, California! The second generation starlet with a heart of gold... ladies and gentlemen, she is "LITTLE MISS CALIFORNIA"... JJJJAAAAAAADDEEEEEE... RRRRROOOOODDEEEEEEZZZZZZ - DDUUUUUUUUUNNCCAAAAAAAAAANN!!!!!

"YYYYYEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!!!"

Jade slides into the ring, her first instinct to pull the hem of her skirt down to not reveal too much leg.

COLE
Okay, Duncanizing is maybe not quite [i]complete[/i], but this is certainly a dramatic makeover for Jade. No pink tracksuit tops in sight!

COACH
Duncanizing isn't a word you dolt! It's Duncanifying. Get it right!

Still wearing a nervous smile Jade waves to the crowd again, taking a deep, calming breath. Across the ring Holly just sneers at all of this new 'razamatazz'.

COLE
So, the 'new and improved' in her mother's words Jade Rodez-Duncan, with a pre-AngleSlam tester here tonight. Let's see how Alix's unique training methods have worked.

COACH
Now, I can't say I don't approve of the new look. But this 'new and [i]improved[/i]' talk is gonna get shot down real quick the moment the bell rings, because you know Krista and Alix ain't done squat to prevent Jade stinking up a wrestling ring. She's got a fancy new haircut for the first time in 5 years and a nice manicure, but she's in the ring with a former OAOAST Women's Champion who'll tear all that to shreds in seconds. And this is even before she has to face Malaysia again on Sunday!


*DINGDINGDING!*

As the bell sounds, Holly walks out towards Jade. Looking to make a good impression, Jade quickly gets the fans clapping in her support and that stops Holly in her tracks yelling at everybody to pipe down. With the crowd going, Jade locks up with Holly and they jockey for position, until Holly sweeps out a foot and causes Jade to faceplant into the canvas!

COACH
Haha! See, whaddid I tell ya?

Rubbing at her nose Jade is called over to the corner by Alix.

ALIX
Okay, I'm not gonna lie to you... that was pretty embarrassing. But I think that old woman over there was routing through her purse when it happened so I don't think EVERYBODY saw it. Okay, go get 'em!

Hardly bouyed by that peptalk Jade walks back into another lock-up. Again there's a tussling for position and Jade seems to fare a little better this time. But Holly uses all her veteran instincts, complaining of a hairpull and taking advantage of the referee stepping out of position for a second as she pulls Jade down to the mat by the hair!

"BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!"

Holly dusts her hands in satisfaction and allows Jade back up.

ALIX
Come on people! LET'S - GO - JADE - SHE'S - REALLY - GREAT - AND SHE - NEEDS - OUR - HELP - CAUSE SHE'S - NOT - DOING - REAL - GREAT - RIGHT - NOW - YEAH!

Surprisingly, that chant doesn't catch on.

COACH
If it's more than three syllables, these people just ain't responding.

Jade dusts herself off and tries one more time engaging with the former Women's Champion. And this time she has an ace up her sleeve, as she surprises Holly with a schoolgirl roll-up!

COLE
Hey!


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No!

Away scurries Jade to a corner before Holly, angered at the quick roll-up, can do anything about it.

COLE
Well that was a nice move.

COACH
It was a roll-up. If that 's what passes for new and improved, she must have been REALLY bad before. And, I guess she was. So go Jade! Hey, maybe she'll do a wristlock next, wouldn't that just be mind-blowing?

Suddenly Holly is taking things a touch more serious and she calls Jade back in to get on with the match. Jade first has to get the fans clapping again though. Once that's done she looks for the lock-up... and finds a knee buried in the midsection instead! Holly pounds away on the back with forearms, dropping Jade to all fours and then paintbrushing the side of her head with her boot. Jade tries to get back up quickly, but Holly grabs her newly styled blonde hair and throws her face-first into the canvas! Pushing up, Jade's faced is slammed in again! Holly then turns to Alix as she makes Jade think about it, then slams the face a third time.

ALIX
Hey... don't I know you?

HOLLY
Wha... of course you know me you idiot! I'm married to Logan.

ALIX
Mario Logan?

HOLLY
No, Logan Mann, Heavenly Rockers, formerly The Saints, you might remember him from kicking your ass so many times?

ALIX
Nope, doesn't ring a bell.

HOLLY
Oh for crying out loud Alix, I'm Northstar's step-sister!

ALIX
Northstar? Nope, doesn't ring a bell.

HOLLY
Grrr!

With Holly distracted with this futile attempt at reminiscing, Jade manages to sneak up with another schoolgirl roll-up!


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No!

Holly is back up quick and stomps Jade down.

COLE
Jade almost surprising Holly again there, Alix providing a distraction from the outside by just being Alix.

COACH
Then Jade better hope that Alix is EXTRA Alix on Sunday, she might just stand half a chance of surviving Malaysia if Alix is busy chatting with her.

Picking Jade up, Holly scoops and slams the second generation star to the mat. Sitting her up, Holly then backs off the ropes and kicks Jade HARD in the back! Jade cringes in pain and kicks her feet as the stinging sensation goes up and down her spine. Smiling, Holly waits for her to settle before driving the point of her elbow across the chest and giving Jade more reason to suffer. Getting a read on the crowd Alix gets a much simpler support system going with some clapping. It doesn't do Jade a whole lot of good though, as Holly throws her into the corner and delivers a hard clothesline against the turnbuckles.

COACH
I'm still waiting for the improvement. Although, I guess she looks a little better getting her ass kicked in a cheerleader outfit than in her laundry day clothes.

Holly suplexes Jade out of the corner and covers...


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No!

Flipping JRD over, Holly sits across her back and applies a Camel Clutch.

COLE
I wonder if Abdullah taught her this?

COACH
Praise be!

Right now would be the time to give Jade some support, but Alix hasn't stopped clapping since starting and her hands are aching by now, forcing her to stop. The only sounds Jade can now hear are coming from Holly Mann, badmouthing the teen prodigy as she wrenches at her neck and back. Jade refuses to give up in the hold and eventually Holly gets bored, standing back up and dropping her knee into the lower back. And again. Holly then reaches down and grabs Jade by the skirt, picking her slowly up to her feet. But Jade suddenly responds by throwing back an elbow! Holly gets caught right in the mouth and that allows Jade to turn around and bundle her down with a Spear!

"YYYEEEEEEAAAAAAAHHHHHH!"

COLE
There we go Jade!

Jade climbs back up but her first thought is over her attire, adjusting her cheerleader skirt which Holly caused to rise up a little. Her pre-occupation with keeping her modesty then costs Jade as Holly catches her by surprise, knocking Jade off her feet with a well-placed uppercut to the midsection!

COLE
And that was a closed fist referee, come on!

COACH
Don't worry, she's got some padding there.

COLE
Would you stop!?

With Jade hurt Holly takes her time getting back up, very casual as she sets Jade up for a back suplex. Doesn't matter, as she takes Jade up and down with ease and makes a lateral press...


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No!

Holly hauls Jade up again and hooks her by the head, twirling the finger of DEATH~! before falling straight south with a DDT!

COLE
A little bit of Percussion treatment for Jade.

COACH
Oh this is going so, so badly.

Head in hands, Alix tries to escape to her happy place while Jade is covered up...


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Kickout!

ALIX
Alright! What do you know, praying really DOES work! Thanks a bunch, Allah!

Jade clenches her fists and tries to get some energy going, despite Holly standing over her with some kicks to the back. Pulled up, Jade is then sent off the ropes and set up for a big clothesline. A scream of "DUCK!" from the outside causes Jade to do just that and it guides her safely under the arm. A scream of "GOOSE!" then distracts Holly, allowing Jade to place both her boots in the kidneys with a not-exactly high-flying front dropkick, the force sending Holly stumbling shoulder-first into the middle turnbuckle pad!

COLE
A counter by Jade, but she desperately needs to get some offence going here and fast.

Around the ring runs Alix, pondering why nobody in the crowd seems to have joined in her game of Duck, Duck, Goose and pondering further on seeing Jade has turned the tide of the match. Holly staggers out of the corner and Ally starts calling a play to Jade. Seriously, she produces a clipboard from nowhere with her play drawn up with pink Xs and Os. Unfortunately the play means nothing to anybody except Alix and Jade is forced to improvise. She calls Holly to a halt, warning her that her shoe is untied. Naturally worried about falling on her face and making a show of herself, Holly looks down at her feet... and Jade slaps her in the back of the head.

HOLLY
Ow! What the hell was that for?

JADE
Was that embarrassing?

HOLLY
Yeah, kinda.

JADE
Oh... well, uh, good.

COACH
*slaps forehead*

COLE
Well, it's a start.

After a moment of awkwardness, Holly finally snaps to life and swings for Jade with a clothesline. Again Jade avoids the contact though. Holly puts on the brakes and gets a boot, before Jade returns fire with a DDT of her own!

COACH
She can't do that!

COLE
She just did!

Hook of the leg...


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No!

"LET'S GO JADE!"
"LET'S GO JADE!"
"LET'S GO JADE!"
"LET'S GO JADE!"

The fans get behind Jade and showing none of the blasé attitude of her mother, she draws off of it as Holly stumbles towards her. Jade paws her with an open left hand. Then paws her with an open right. With a guttural shout, Jade then pulls a 360 and knocks Holly down with a big clothesline!

COLE
Jade showing a little intensity here all of a sudden and listen to the crowd respond!

COACH
They're firing her up, she's firing them up... that's Rodez stuff, that ain't Duncan form.

Dazed, Holly gets caught in a cobra clutch. But she breaks free with some shots to the midsection then grabs Jade and unceremoniously cuts off her fightback by throwing her face-first into the turnbuckles! Jade collapses in a heap. Looking mad now, Holly grabs hold of Jade's hair and drags her out of the corner to warnings from the referee, then SLAPS her with enough force to drop Jade off her feet! Jade sits up seeing stars and not the kind that regularly surround her mother, with her fans now silenced. The stars then go black as Holly rushes across the ring with a clean boot to the face to knock her senseless!

"OOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHH!!"

COLE
That was just vicious from Holly Mann. I think Jade succeeded in pissing her off and little else.

COACH
And when Krista pisses people off, which is pretty much all the time, she uses it to her advantage and makes sure there's no way back from there. She certainly doesn't let her opponent use it to their advantage, to come back and kick her ass. Jadey Jadey, you've got a lot to learn.

With Jade stunned from the kick, Holly drags her over to the corner and lifts herself up onto the middle rope, preparing to lower the boom.

ALIX
Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey!

HOLLY
WHAT!?

ALIX
So, like, do you realise, like, marrying Logan Mann... name still doesn't ring a bell by the way... like, do you realise that makes you... *sniggers*... Mrs. Mann? *sniggers* That's funny!

HOLLY
GO AWAY!

Holly leaps off the middle rope...



...and lands face-first into Jade's raised boot!

COLE
Well it would be the Duncan way without Alix hanging around making a nuisance of herself, I guess.

As Holly falls back against the turnbuckles, Jade charges in to deliver Double Knees to the chest! After shades of her uncle, Jade then looks to go back to shades of her mother as she goes to the ropes. With very little of Krista's style and grace she climbs to the middle rope and waits for Holly to turn around. When she does turn around though, she does so charging straight towards Jade. Having to think quickly JRD jumps up and over Holly, landing on her feet behind the former Women's Champ... but stopping, tweaking her knee! Holly stops herself before colliding with the turnbuckles and grins as she sees Jade limping, signalling for the end.

COACH
Time for a trip to Rodeo Drive I think.

Holly clubs Jade in the back, hooking her up in a fisherman's set-up. But before she knows what's happening, Jade pulls her down into a shock inside cradle...


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3!!!

COACH
WHAT!?

COLE
Jade did it! Jade wins!

*DINGDINGDING!*

Holly sits up in shock as Jade rolls out of the ring, into a celebratory hug from Alix and rousing cheers from the Corpus Christi crowd.

BUFFER
Ladies and gentlemen, here is your winner... JADE RODEZ-DDUUUUUUUNNCCAAAAAAANN!!!

"YYYYYEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!!"

Getting a little over-excited Alix lifts Jade up in her arms and twirls her around before setting her back down. Jade just looks a little surprised and mumbles the words "I did it" over and over, hardly the most theatrical celebration.

ALIX
Oh my God I can't believe it, that was SOOO awesome! The old 'pretend your knee's hurt and limp around until they believe you then roll them up' trick! I haven't even gotten around to teaching you that yet, that's just incredible, you're like telekinetic or something!

JADE
Uhm, it wasn't trick... I think I've really blown my knee out.

ALIX
Yeah, that's the spirit, I think these suckers are buying it!

JADE
Yeah, okay, whatever. Can you help me out?

ALIX
I see, make it look convincing, I like your style sweetums. Commitment. You got it!

Alix puts an arm around the limping Jade and helps her towards the back, leaving Holly Mann to pace around the ring fuming that she lost.

ALIX
EVERYBODY OUT OF THE WAY! You know, you're a better actor than I ever gave you credit for Jade. You must get that from my DNA. SOMEBODY CALL A PARAMEDIC! FOR THE LOVE OF ALL THAT'S HOLY! *shakes fist to the ceiling* YOU'RE NOT TAKING THIS ONE YET GOD!!!


COLE
Well, okay then. Jade, new and improved, picks up the victory and that's hopefully going to be a big confidence booster heading into AngleSlam this Sunday night. She beat a former Women's Champion tonight, now can she go on from here and beat the current Women's Champion Malaysia Nerdly?

COACH
Not a chance. 

COLE
No chance at all? Coach, she just beat Holly Mann, 1, 2, 3.

COACH
Say what you want about improvement but Jade still didn't prove a thing to me. She got a fluke roll-up on her and she needed Alix's distraction to even get that far. It's a step up from being a family humiliation every week, but not much of one and certainly not enough of one to beat Malaysia Nerdly!

COLE
Nobody's saying Jade is the finished article just yet, but you can't argue with results. Since Krista and Alix have taught Jade the Duncay way, she's 1-0. Those are the facts. If everything clicks into place between now and Sunday, especially now that Jade's got some extra confidence, we could well see an upset and a new Women's Champion!

COACH
That'd be some fairytale story. Here's the thing, fairytales ain't real. You know what's real? Whips. They're real and they hurt. [i]Them's[/i] the facts!

COLE
...we've got more HeldDOWN~! coming up. Tempting as it may be right now, please don't tune out.

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