Roleplay #: Nine [9] - Record: 05 - 01 - 01 - Next Match: [vs] Randy Orton, Raven, Billy Kidman.
Breakdown: Fatal Four Way

After a short spell in England, All Pro Wrestling is back in the good ole' USA, Pittsburgh Pennsylvania to be exact for Thursday Night's Breakdown. This Thursday night will surely be eventful with a number of fresh rivalries and feuds emerging, one that has certainly caught the eye is JBL's feud with World Champion Rob Van Dam. JBL is going to every length possible to destroy the champion, getting RVD placed in a handicap match against the Basham Brothers with Orlando Jordan as the Special Guest Referee... in what's sure to be a fair contest. There are a further three spots up for grabs in the Loaded Gun tournament, the three lucky winners will find themselves in the Second Round of the competition alongside Mike Sanders who at last week's Breakdown eased to victory over Stone Cold Steve Austin. This week Mike continues in singles action in a Fatal Fourway match against some of the toughest guys in APW, X-Treme Champion Raven, former X-Treme Champion Billy Kidman and Steel Punishment main-eventer Randy Orton. It's match that an average guy might well gawk at, but then again Mike Sanders is no average guy.

The APW logo fades up and the camera shows a cloudy sky overhead with the sun just starting to try and push it's way in front of those clouds. Early morning birds are also beginning to stir and chirp as the camera shot moves down to show a small athletics stadium with a 400m track running around a central athletics field, there are also some small stands for spectators. It appears that there's very little going on with most people obviously still tucked up in bed, not thinking about going running, but the scene is not totally quiet. Mike Sanders is walking along the side of the track wearing some casual clothes and his traditional sunglasses while Mark Jindrak is jogging in the middle of the track, wearing a grey hooded sweatshirt and a grey pair of jogging pants. Jindrak doesn't look to pleased with his workout and begins to complain... just for a change.

'Average' Mark Jindrak:  " This is ridiculous, Mike... when you said you were going to be keeping me match fit I never agreed to anything like this. I mean Jesus Christ, it's 5 in the morning! When the hell will I ever be wrestling at this sort of time?  "

'Above Average' Mike Sanders: " It's all about preparation... if you're ready to go at this time then you'll be more than ready when you've got to step into the ring. You know this is for your benefit and for mine... if you stay fit then we stay Tag-Team champions. "

'Average' Mark Jindrak:  " Hmm... well you're still the one up against Raven, Randy Orton and Billy Kidman.. I'd say it's you who needs to be running around at the crack of dawn. "

'Above Average' Mike Sanders: " Look, just get going... I don't want to have to chase you around this damn track. "

Jindrak sighs and appears to say something under his breath as he begins to jog away from Mike Sanders and round the track. Mike then begins to leisurely stroll along the side of the track as the camera moves alongside him showing him with a wide shot. After a few moments Mike turns to the camera

'Above Average' Mike Sanders: " Jindrak might not always be 100% reliable and I might have to make sure he stays fit enough to defend the titles but... as long as I keep an eye on him, I know he won't let me down. I'm happy to admit that makes me a little more comfortable because I look around the APW I don't think there's a guy out there that could partner me in the ring. Jindrak certainly isn't perfect, in fact he's pretty average, but at least he's not below average like the rest of the locker room... and I tell you those guys are way below average, they're not up to my standards. I've experienced it first hand, week after week seeing how little the APW has to offer and week after week I embarrass another supposed 'superstar'...  it's getting beyond a joke. I admitted that I did slip up back when things kicked off here in the APW but I just needed to shake off the cobwebs... and it's damn obvious that I've shed those cobwebs 'cause I've gone five matches undefeated, I've became a Tag-Team champion and I've progressed in the Loaded Gun tournament. It's getting to be a pretty impressive record. "

Just then Mark Jindrak comes running back round the corner, it appears he's just ran a couple of laps of the track As he runs past he calls out to Mike Sanders.

'Average' Mark Jindrak:  " I'm too tired to do this Mike, why don't we just come back later... my body isn't awake yet.  "

'Above Average' Mike Sanders: " I don't want to hear you're excuses. Just keep going and feel the burn, Jindrak... Haha. "

Mike chuckles to himself as Jindrak looks increasingly annoyed yet continues to run around the track. Mike then moves away from the side of the track and sits halfway up one of the small stands by the side of the track.

'Above Average' Mike Sanders: " Now this Thursday night at Breakdown I face off against some of the guys who have managed to gain a little success in the APW... it should be one of my toughest tests yet, apparently. I say apparently cause' I'm not buying it... as far as I can tell Thursday night shouldn't be any different from my usual Thursday Night...  that means notching up another win against some more of the APW's 'superstars'. I'm going to be staring across at Raven, Billy Kidman and Randy Orton... guys who've done big things in the APW. You've got a former X-Treme, the current X-Treme Champion and the man who finished second in the World Title Royal Rumble, but those achievements don't mean a thing to me... winning matches and succeeding in the APW doesn't mean a thing to me. I've said it before the quality around here is pathetic and I couldn't care less if one below average guy like Raven managed to beat some other below average like Billy Kidman. If anybody is going to be tested at Breakdown it's Raven, Kidman and Orton... they're all yet to face off against a truly phenomenal, above average wrestler like myself. They've only proved that they're some of the best of a very bad bunch, it's really not much to brag about... or in Raven's case crow about. "

Mike smirks a little at his own comment before glancing up and across the running track to see Jindrak still jogging round and still not looking too pleased.

'Above Average' Mike Sanders: " Now personally I'm not a fan of Fatal Fourways... there's every possibility that I could lose the match without being pinned, and let's face it, if there's anyway I'm going to lose this match it won't be me getting pinned. Still I just don't like to take risks, especially when I know that I could walk all over Raven, Kidman or Orton in a singles match... I'll even stand head and shoulders above those three in this Fatal Fourway but there's still that chance that I could be screwed out of a victory. I guess I'll just have to focus on getting a quick win, and in the process showing how some of APW's finest  are simply pathetically below average.  In fact, I'll be more than happy to show how little the APW X-Treme title means when I tear apart the X-Treme champion Raven and former X-Treme champion Billy Kidman... you see I'm not an extreme wrestler, I'm not a hardcore wrestler... instead I'm above hardcore wrestling. I win matches not by taking a steel chair to somebody's head or smacking them over the back with a trash can, but by actually using the true tools of wrestling, my own technical skills. Raven and Kidman lack any sort of real wrestling ability, like so many of these supposedly 'extreme wrestlers. As far as I can tell 'extreme' wrestling is not a true form of wrestling, it is only for those who can't cut it inside the ring in normal competition... they rely on what would usually be considered cheating and playing dirty... says a guy who always plays by the rules, Haha. But, seriously I prefer my wrestling matches to be straight up and I think we'll see at Breakdown that Raven and Billy Kidman can't cope when they're tested in a real wrestling match against an above average competitor like myself. "

Mike smiles and looks up at the sky where the sun is now bursting through the clouds. Mike then takes another look at Jindrak who appears to be a little out of breath now and is retrieving a bottle of water from the side of the track before continuing on his run.

'Above Average' Mike Sanders: " People would say that the favourite for this match wasn't me... it's shocking, I know... instead they seem to believe that Randy Orton has the edge over me. The 'Legend Killer' is apparently the favourite for the match... this is the man who said it was his destiny to win the APW Heavyweight title at Steel Punishment... so much for destiny, huh? Randy Orton has an awful big opinion of himself, now that's nothing I necessarily have a problem with... but some people can take things too far. Randy is still learning the trade, he's feeling his way in this business and he's not the finished article yet... not by a long shot. It really doesn't matter to me if he's a third generation superstar, that doesn't give him a birthright to be an APW champion... he's got to prove himself and he's got fight his own battles. At Breakdown he'll be out there on his own and I'll be interested to see how he lives up to the hype... because for all that's been said I've not seen anything particularly impressive inside the ring. He claims to be many things, a 'Legend Killer' for one, but that might be where his problem lies... cause' I'm no legend. When I hear the word legend I think of a man who was once a superstar but now is a shadow of his former self and is simply remembered for his past accomplishments... that certainly isn't me. I've got plenty still to do in this business and I'm not a legend quite yet, but maybe when I'm old and grey, when I'm past my prime, Randy Orton will be able to kill me off... unfortunately for him what matters at the moment is this Thursday's Breakdown and there's not a chance in hell that Randy Orton will come close to killing me off. Instead, Orton will see how much he till has to do in this business, he'll see the true gulf in class between an above average athlete like myself and a glorified rookie like him. Randy Orton, Raven and Billy Kidman will all find out what I mean when I say I'm above average and they'll also finds out exactly how it feels to be...

'Above Average' Mike Sanders: " And you know what that means, Haha. "

Fade to static.

All-Pro Wrestling Achievements: Tag-Team Champions [Current]; Serious of the Month [March/April].

Below Average: Kurt Angle, Mark Henry, MNM, Shelton Benjamin and Charlie Haas, The Basham Brothers, Steve Austin, The New Age Outlaws.