Breakdown: Eight Man Tag Match. MIKE SANDERS ABOVE AVERAGE
Edge and Christian have held tag-team gold before, they were once one of
the best tag-team in the then WWF and they could have taken on just
about every team that came their way. Yet, they chose to go their
separate ways and try to make something of themselves as singles
competitors, now all of a sudden they think they can come back together
and gel as a team once more... it just isn't that simple, especially
when they've got to take on men like Sanders and Jindrak. They may well
give up on any idea of challenging for the titles after what they go
through at Breakdown but that's assuming Mike and Mark work together,
which might not necessarily happen. It seems that there are now problems
between the tag-team champions, with an increasingly arrogant Jindrak
getting in Sander's face, if they continue like this the question may
well be whether the Natural Born Thrillers will survive past this
Thursday's Breakdown never mind teaching Edge and Christian a lesson. The APW logo fades up as we are show a shot of the inside of taxi cab. Sitting in the back two seats are Mike Sanders and Mark Jindrak, both sitting about as far apart possible. Jindrak is staring out of the window as Sanders looks straight ahead at the back of the driver's seat. [ Mike Sanders ] " You could do with pulling a window down in here, it's freakin' boiling. It's just too damn hot in this state for me... I seriously can't stand the weather around this part of the country, half the year round it's too hot and the rest of the year you've got a fresh tornado rolling in each week. Then when you're walking down the street you're surrounded by damn tourists, looking for some rollercoaster park or wondering where the hottest beach is. Pfft... what do those morons know, if I was going anywhere on vacation it sure as hell wouldn't be to this state. " The driver himself doesn't seem to be the best driver in the world as the cab suddenly swerves dangerously and then bumps over a few potholes jolting both Mike and Mark backwards in their seats. [ Mike Sanders ] " Hey, want to try keeping things a little more steady buddy? I'm not the sort of person who can afford to get whiplash from a ride in your crappy little cab. " The taxi driver doesn't respond or even seem to hear what Mike has said. Mike then slumps back on his seat and begins to complain some more. [ Mike Sanders ] " You're just going to ignore one of your paying customers, eh? Well if that's the service I get then I sure hope you're not expecting any kind of tip. " [ Mark Jindrak ] " You nervous or something, Mike? That's usually when you start moaning. " [ Mike Sanders ] " Give it a rest Jindrak... I thought you were going to cut out all that smart-ass crap out. " [ Mark Jindrak ] " All I'm saying is you seem a little testy and maybe you've got a few butterflies in your stomach. It's alright though, any normal, average guy gets a bit anxious if he's stepping in the ring against Randy Orton or HHH never mind Edge and Christian too. " [ Mike Sanders ] " You know full well that I'm a long way from being an average, normal guy. Of all people I shouldn't have to remind you that I'm quite clearly one of the best athletes in APW and I don't have a damn think to worry about tonight... other than maybe you screwing up. " Both Sanders and Jindrak exchange angry glances and as Jindrak grits his teeth Sanders turns away only for the taxi driver to briefly swing his head around and get in on the argument. [ Taxi Driver ] " You ain't gonna give me a tip, but I still gotta listen to you two havin' a damn bitch fight in the back of my cab, huh? " [ Mike Sanders ] " Look turn yourself back around, keep your eyes on the road and keep your mouth shut buddy, cause' you don't just talk to Mike Sanders like that. There's no way that an APW Tag-team champion is going to sit back and be talked to like that by some below average clown who earns five bucks an hour. You should really be a hell of a lot more respectful cause' let's face it, you'll never have anybody as above average as Mike Sanders in this pathetic taxi cab again. " [ Taxi Driver ] " You think your some kinda big shot, Haha... believe me I get my fair share of guys like you in this cab and you're a real small fry. Now I'm the one who chooses whether you walk all the way to the St. Peter Forum or whether you get a ride there... I could throw you out of this cab right now, so how about you respect me and keep it down a little. " [ Mike Sanders ] " Now wait one second, I'm not finished with you just yet... " The taxi driver swings back around and blatantly ignores Mike as the dividing glass between the driver and passengers shoots up after previously being down. Mike has now gone from being a little bit annoyed to pretty damn angry, he sits back in his chair and continues to fume. [ Mark Jindrak ] " Absolutely shocking, what way is that to treat the one, the only Mike Sanders, Haha. You know if I was him I would've tossed you out by now, you could make your own way to the arena. Maybe you could even run there, it could do you some good and improve your body... cause' it really wouldn't kill you to try and match my physique you know. " [ Mike Sanders ] " I can see exactly what you're trying to do, Jindrak. You want to wind me up as much as you can and then watch as I go crazy... but I'm not going to fall for it. I'm not going to let my temper get the better of me, instead I'll lock up that anger, control it and then unleash it tonight on Orton, Hunter, Edge and Christian... and if you get in my way then I don't know if I can be held accountable for my actions. Although, honestly I'd rather things didn't have to be this way... you're just not leaving me with too many choices. Ideally things would go back to how they were, you listened to me and we worked together as a team... after all that's how we won the tag-team titles, but if you keep carrying on like you're doing just now then there's' every chance you could be throwing our tag-titles away. Now no matter how much you might seem to have changed I know that deep down inside there's no way you want to let go of the titles and you definitely don't want to hand them over to Edge and Christian at Crash and Burn. So how about you put your new found attitude problem to one side, at least while we're inside the ring, because that's when it should all be about business and getting the job done. Think about it, we're the best tag-team in the APW by a long shot... we should be more than a match for those tw below average morons Edge and Christian, now why don't we prove it tonight at Breakdown. " [ Mark Jindrak ] " You want things to go back to how they were, eh? So you mean you want me to do whatever the hell you say, to carry your bags around and do your dirty work... no chance. We can still be a tag-team and I agree, we can still get the job done but things don't need to go back to how they were and they sure as hell won't be going back to how they were. " [ Mike Sanders ] " Hmmm... well you might want to keep up the charade but you're not fooling me, you're the same guy who joined APW with me... as far as I'm concerned you're not the reflection of perfection or whatever you want to call yourself... your just Mark Jindrak. Now at least we have a business agreement and I don't have to worry about you taking me out from behind tonight so I think that we should be pretty safe inside the ring. I just want you to remember that slips-ups aren't acceptable... this is Breakdown's main event we're talking about and it's got to be above average performances all round. Personally, I'm not sure if I can trust Sean O'Haire of Jeff Jarrett to pull off an above average performance so I think I'll be relying on you. That shouldn't be a problem though, we should comfortably be able to handle Triple H, Orton and Edge and Christian by ourselves. The main target has got to be Edge and Christian though, don't go running off against Triple H... concentrate on sending a message to E& C. Those two need to learn that tag-team wrestling in the APW is different from what they were once use to... they won't be taking on the Dudley Boyz with their tables and they won't be taking on the Hardy Boyz with their ladders, instead it'll come down to which two men are the most technically able inside the ring. Now it seems only too obvious that the most well-rounded, the best, tag-team wrestlers in the APW are Mike Sanders and Mark Jindrak not some long haired, smiling goon and an uncharismatic, little chump. Edge and Christian need to make sure they understand that... and that's why we need to give them a full demonstration of our talents tonight. You see they might have thought that they could get themselves some nice, easy tag-team gold but that's not the way it's going to work... I tell you, they're in for a nasty surprise when they actually square off against us two. Tonight they're going to find out teh hard way that they made a huge mistake challenging for our tag-team titles... because both Edge and Christian along with Triple H and Randy Orton are going to find themselves... "
[ Mike Sanders ] " And you know what that means, Haha. " Mark Jindrak merely shrugs his shoulders at Mike's comments, looking slightly uninterested until he catches his reflection in the window as Mike smirks and rubs his hands together. The APW logo then fades up and the shots cuts to a black screen and then static. |
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