Zack Malibu 0 Report post Posted October 31, 2008 TO THE BACK~!, where Josh Matthews does his best to try to catch up with Theodore Moneymaker, who looks as though he has no time for the former Tough Enough star turned most popular interviewer. JOSH Mr. Moneymaker, a word, if you would? Moneymaker stops in his tracks, and rolls his eyes. MONEYMAKER What is it, Matthews? Can't you see I'm a busy man? JOSH Well, honestly, how busy can you be since you backed out of the four way tag team match tonight? Moneymaker doesn't like Josh's accusation, and the look on his face lets him know it. MONEYMAKER Backed out? Josh Matthews, how dare you try to paint an unflattering picture of me. Never once did I state I would be entering that contest. It was simply assumed by you, and by our easily duped fanbase that I would be entering the match in order to square off with Zack Malibu. JOSH Well...it's also been assumed that you opted not to participate due to the fact that you DON'T want to square off with Zack Malibu. Moneymaker, again not pleased, shoves Josh down! MONEYMAKER You listen to me, Matthews! I have HAD IT, quite frankly, with everyone talking down to me, all because their lord and savior, the great Zack Malibu paints me in a bad light. I for one am SICK of the juvenille verbal jabs, and the outright lies that Zack Malibu tells this audience in order to lure them into supporting him. As for the tag match, why on Earth would I want to participate in such a farce. People are complaining that the Heavenly Rockers aren't true Enterprise members, but what about the fact that The In Crowd isn't a true stable! Let's talk about that, shall we? Josh, still stunned, gets up and dusts himself off, but Moneymaker snatches the mic from him. MONEYMAKER YOU sit back, Josh, and enjoy this little lesson. As far as I'm concerned, The In Crowd is another lie told by Zack Malibu. Those four men have NOTHING in common except for the fact that they're more often than not at each others throats! You've got an egomaniac, a possible homosexual, a former porn star, and a supposedly recovered junkie, and yet THEY are revered as mankind's greatest hope? And the name...The In Crowd...please. If Zack Malibu brought Superstar and Evenflow out of the minimum wage jobs they've no doubt been working since we saw them last, then I could see the reason for the name. The fact is that The In Crowd is nothing more than a marketing term, a flashy logo to slap on a T-shirt to line Zack Malibu's pockets a little more. Excellent business strategy, but not good when you're trying to pride yourself on being a moral authority. Zack Malibu brought that name back and dubbed his band of miscreants with it in order to cash in on nostalgia. Hell, look at the toy line...they're going to take the same Zack Malibu figure you've been able to buy for six years, paint a nice little In Crowd shirt on it, toss it in some new plastic, and get $8.99 for it from the sheep that think it's something new and shiny! I am growing tired of repating myself week in and week out, but these people are not going to learn that Zack Malibu is a fraud any other way! So tonight... All of a sudden, Zack bursts into the scene, shoving Moneymaker until Josh Matthews of all people gets in the middle! JOSH Guys, come on now... ZACK Moneymaker, you want to talk about repeating things until people learn? How about you and me? How about the things that I say...are you ever going to actually listen to them, or remain jealous and jaded? MONEYMAKER I've said it before, Zack, I'm not jealous of you. I'm just trying to open your eyes. I'm being realistic. What's that quote of yours again? Good for business, bad for you? Well, let's dissect that. Let's interpret that first part. Good for business. Zack, CHANGE is good for business, yet you continue to avenge Anglesault like a broken hearted high schooler trying to win his girlfriend back. Change is good, yet you reinstate a group that was left for dead years ago, and it doesn't even consist of the same people! Not to mention your motley crew doesn't even have a shred of loyalty to itself. You've got Bo going in one direction, Leon in another... ZACK See, let me stop you right there. The In Crowd IS about unity. Now I've heard the criticisms about dubbing us a new In Crowd ever since it happened, but let me tell you why. The In Crowd wasn't about me, Superstar and Evenlow. It wasn't about Alison. It wasn't about the nightlife and the parties. The In Crowd is about the heart of the OAOAST. It's about what matters in this company. Tradition. Loyalty to the brand, to the fans, and to our peers. RESPECT. Something that's sorely lacking on your end. THAT is what The In Crowd is about. As far as loyalty goes, it's there, Teddy. It's there because that loyalty means we support each others goals. I didn't put the group together so they could follow my every whim, like you and your Enterprise. I formed the group to serve as a barricade from you getting total control. I'll admit, you've come close. I know that you're lining pockets and making moves behind my back, and that's fine. Anglesault's gone, and I don't control the office. I do control the outcomes out in that ring, however, and that's why I'm asking...I'm BEGGING you to get in the ring with me. Enough of the name calling, enough of the Enterprise and Alison and whatever smear campaigns you've thought up this week. It's only going to be settled until someone is laying on the mat, the victim of a three count. All it needs is your name on the contract to be done. Moneymaker chuckles, and Josh looks at him, waiting for his response along with a very determined, very frustrated Zack Malibu. MONEYMAKER Typical Zack, jumping the gun. Do you even CARE about your match tonight? Do you even CARE about the fact that there are six other men waiting to kick your ass? Do you care that you're going out there tonight with a guy coming off an injury who probably swallowed his entire Vicodin perscription the first day he had it? I'm not the problem tonight, Zack. I'm of no threat to you, but yet here you are, attempting to goad me into something that you really do not want any part of. ZACK Now again, that's where we disagree. First off, I DO want a part of it. More than anything, more than even a shot at the World Title, I want a chance to get this over with IN THE RING. The second thing is, don't dare mock Sly Sommers. It takes a real man, it takes heart to do what he's done. To admit his flaws and to bounce back is more admirable than anything anyone in this company has ever done. Tonight is another step in his redemption. All week long I've had people ask why it's Sly and I going into this rather than Leon and I, because that would have been the obvious answer. The fact is that people forget Sly is my student. He learned from me, and there's a bond there just as strong as any regular tag team. That's why tonight we're going to prove our superiority over the Deadly Alliance, Cucaracha Internacional, and the Heavenly Rockers. MONEYMAKER You mean The Enterprise. ZACK Funny, I don't see anyone from that group in my match tonight. All I see are two mercenaries, paid off, because again, you used your money to get yourself out of trouble. Sooner or later, either time or your bank account is going to run out, and I personally don't care which one it is, but this is going to be settled. Enterprises and In Crowds and Rockers and whoever else, none of that matters because it all boils down to us two. So you can keep dragging it out if you'd like, but tonight I'm going to go out there with my partner, my FRIEND, and give these fans what they paid to see. So sit in the back in your leather recliner and watch. Take notes. Study the tape. Go over it again and again. Find my weaknesses. Do your research. Just prepare yourself for the inevitable, Teddy, because I WILL see you in the ring very soon, and no wad of cash is going to prevent it. Malibu, satisfied, walks off, leaving Moneymaker fuming. He shoves Matthews down again and walks off, leaving Josh on the floor in disbelief, as we fade to commercial. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
