X-Rated: “Good evening, and welcome to DNC’s Bateline, I’m Chris Cantsing. Tonight on Bateline we are going to revisit one of our past stories, a story which filled our message boards with concern, enough concern that we decided to once again dive into the world of Professional Wrestling. As you will remember we ran a story a while back about the supposed superstars of Professional Wrestling, and though our undercover sting operation were able to expose many of the pretenders of Professional wrestling. First lets’ clearly define what a wrestling pretender is. A wrestling pretender is defined as an Athlete who claims to have talent that don’t really possess. And through these claims are able to land jobs for which they are not qualified to have. Bateline has exposed many of these pretenders in the past, and tonight we do it all over again on “Bateline: To Catch a Pretender.”
X-Rated: “This is our new decoy house.”
X-Rated: “Within the decoy house we have installed even more hidden cameras then the last location, which we were evicted from for not paying rent but again we blew our budget on cameras, so what do you expect. Again for this sting operation Bateline teamed up with Reverted Justice, a watch dog group that will work with anyone for a free television spot. Now, with Reverted Justice we conducted our sting operation over a two day period. We hoped to do it longer, but a fire broke out and well, Bateline’s legal team as advised me not to talk about it, but it was really cool, you should have seen how fast the house went up, I mean the whole neighbourhood came out to roast marsh……”
{After several minutes of the Standby screen, Chris reappears on the screen.}
X-Rated: “This is Rufus, he was hired to play our promoter for this sting operation.”
X-Rated: “Unfortunately we had blown our budget on hidden cameras so we had to pay this guy off with a case of beer and a pack of cigarettes. Reverted Justice created a false website posing as a wrestling promoter looking for talent to appear at a show they were holding, of course there is no show, and they employees of Reverted Justice aren’t actually promoters but the people we come in contact with don’t know that. We are going to begin our story with this guy.”
X-Rated: “Now due to the crappy our crappy legal department, we are unable to reveal their identities or use their real names so we will call him “Ray Otaga”. Ray located our online Reverted Justice decoy online well looking for work. We have the transcript from their online conversation, which we will share with you. Ray contacted us using the screen name ‘Megaman81’”
Megaman81: So I hear you are looking for Talent for you upcoming show?
Promoter1: Yeah, are you interested?
Megaman81: Depends, how much you willing to pay?
Promoter1: Well, we pay you based on your talent level. What do you bring to the table?
Megaman81: If you plan on paying me based on my talent, you would be broke in no time. I am great, I am a former world champion from countless organizations, they just don’t get much better then the ‘O***a’ man.’
Promter1: Well, then we should meet, why don’t you come to my place and we can work something out, here is my address.
{The scene switch to Ray walking up to the front door where he is meet by Rufus. Rufus walks with Ray into the living room which is filled with NASCAR plates, animal heads, and stuffed fish. Ray sits at a table which is covered in beer cans and Rufus walks into the kitchen. Ray is left sitting at the table for a few minutes before X-Rated walks in from the kitchen.}
X-Rated: “Good afternoon.”
Ray Otaga: “Hi, where is Rufus? I thought he was going to get the paperwork.”
X-Rated: “Paperwork for what”
Ray Otaga: “Well, for a business deal we were working on. I’m not comfortable talking to you about it, I would rather talk to Rufus do you know where he is?”
X-Rated: “Well, actually it is I that would like to talk to you. I understand that you were here about a job, a job in which you aren’t as qualified for as you like to led us to believe.”
Ray Otaga: “Yes I am, I didn’t lie. I am a former World Champion.”
X-Rated: “I understand that, and I did a bit of research on you before you got here and you are indeed a former World Champion, however, it’s not like you beat anyone of any significance to win that honour. In fact, you lost that Championship to someone of even less significance didn’t you.’
Ray Otaga: “It’s not exactly like that.”
X-Rated: “In fact, since losing the Your World Championship, you really haven’t done anything of any significance. In fact sir, I would suggest to you that you aren’t nearly as talented as you had led our promoter to believe.”
Ray Otaga: “Well, I may have exaggerated a little bit.”
X-Rated: “I think we both know that you did a bit more then exaggerate. You lied sir, in fact, everything you said was a lie to our promoter. Now, I just wanted to inform you that my name is Chris Cantsing, and I am with Bateline DNC. We are conducting an investigation on wrestlers who pretend to be more talented then they really are.”
Ray Otaga: “Are you serious? You mean there really isn’t a show tonight?”
X-Rated: “that’s right, you were talking with an online decoy. Rufus is just some guy we hired off of the street to be here. There is no show, and there are no promoters.”
Ray Otaga; “Well, how what am I suppose to do? I mean I came here with the impression I was going to work tonight. Do you have any idea how hard it is to find work. Nobody wants to hire me.”
X-Rated: “I’m sorry, but you have to leave now!”
Ray Otaga: “you sure you don’t need help? I mean I am desperate, I would do just about anything for work right now. And I do mean anything!”
X-Rated: “Leave, now!!!”
{The scene switches back to X-Rated standing in front of the decoy house.}
X-Rated: “As disturbing as that was, that was only the beginning of our undercover sting operation. I would like you to meet this man.”
X-Rated: “Again, due to the crap job of our legal team we are unable to reveal his identity or use his real name, so we will call him Rusty Gears. Rusty contact our online decoy through our website looking for work. Here is just a little exert from his online conversation with Rusty whose screen name is ‘Hostile1’.” Promoter1: So, you said you are a wrestler huh? Hostile1: A wrestler, I’m not just A wrestler, I am THE wrestler. If you are looking for someone to put butts in your seats, then look know further then right here at the Hostile One. Promoter1: Well, then maybe we should meet up, perhaps we could work something out. Hostile1: What do you have in mind? Promoter1: I would rather do it in person. Hotile1: Alright, you just make sure you can afford a wrestler of my calibers.
{Next we see Rusty arrive at the decoy house where he is met by Rufus, who again welcomes him into the same living room as Ray, and leaves him sitting at the same table. After about 2 minutes X-Rated walks out from the kitchen, to which Rusty stands up.}
X-Rated: “Why don’t you take a seat.”
Rusty: “What’s going on, you aren’t a cop or something are you. Because I swear to you she told me she was 21, and once I found out the truth I left her at the hotel room. Whatever she says I did is a lie.”
X-Rated: “Ok, this is just got a whole lot weirder. To answer you question, no I am not a cop and as for the rest of what you said I just have to say EWE! Now, I wanted to talk to you about why you are here today.”
Rusty: “Oh that, thank god…..I’m here about a job, Bubba said he had a job offer for me so I thought I would come down and see what he had in mind.”
X-Rated: “I see, well I have done some research on you and I think you know what I found out. You aren’t really able to perform are you?”
Rusty: “I told you everything that skank told you was a lie, the Hostile One doesn’t have any problems in the performance department when I left her there she was smiling from here to London.”
X-Rated: “Again all I can say is EWE. I was referring to your ring performance. It is my understanding that you are actually on a leave of absence from a well respected organization citing burnout.”
Rusty: “Oh that, well yes. I have taken some time off from another organization.”
X-Rated: “Isn’t it true that you actually took the time off because you realize that you are lacking the talent required to actually make any sort of impact and in fact you are only looking for a new job because you couldn’t hack it in the other organization.”
Rusty: “No…….no that’s not it…..I took a leave of absence because……because……because…..
X-Rated: “I think we have established all we needed. I just wanted to let you know that my name is Chris Cantsing and I am with Bateline DNC. We are performing an investigation into wrestlers who claim they have talent, but in actuality they do not. I would like to give you time now to make any comment you would like at this time.”
Rusty: “You aren’t going to hand a copy of this tape over to the authorities are you?”
X-Rated: “You bet we are, now please leave the mere sight of you makes me sick.”
{Again, the camera returns to X-Rated standing in front of the decoy house.}
X-Rated: “Well, I know what you are thinking and yes you are right it was extremely disturbing for all of us here at Bateline but we felt we had a duty to deliver the stories in a true fashion, or at least as true as we are legally allowed to. Again, if we would pay for a real legal team we might be able to do some real reporting! Now, I must start this next one off with this warning. What you are about to see may offend some viewers and because of such viewer digression is advised. Now I would like to introduce you to this man.”
X-Rated: “This man’s name is Wrian Billiams. He contacted us through our decoy website using the screen name ‘Terrorgod666’ here is just a very small part of the extremely disturbing conversation he had with our Reverted Justice online decoy.”
terrorgod666: You need me!
Promoter1: Perhaps we could use you in our show. What do you bring to the table?
Terrorgod666: What don’t I bring. I am the master of pain, the world champion of the backyard, I am a demi-god. You need me!
Promoter1: Well then maybe we should meet up then.
Terrorgod666: I am already at your front door.
{You see the crew running about as there is a pounding at the door. The camera shows Wrian Billiams at the front door as Rufus quickly opens it. He runs away just as quick as Billiams walks into the living room. X-Rated meets him right away}
X-Rated: “Now, lets just settle down there big man. I understand that you are here about a job.”
Wrian Billiams: “Do you know who I am? I am a hall of famer, I am a world champion more times then you have buttons on your shirt. I am not here for a job, the job is here for me. I do not need your job, your job needs me! I am a god, a legend among men. You will see, that no man has the desire, strength or the skill that I possess.”
X-Rated: “Alright, well lets talk about that shall we?’
Wrian Billiams: “Who do you think you are talking to me? Do you know who you are talking to….do you understand what you have standing before you? Do you think I have time for you questions? I am the man that makes people beg for mercy, I break people for fun. I have shattered more dreams then you can imagin.”
X-Rated: “I have done my research on you and you are right, you are one sick man. In fact, during your stay and the AWA you were great. However, I think we both know that you are nothing more then a shell of your former self. That you are trying to relive a period in time in which you were the greatest man in the game, however, that time has past hasn’t it. You aren’t the same man you were then are you?”
Wrian Billiams: “You are wrong, I am still the same terror god I once was!”
X-Rated: “Who have you beaten lately worth mentioning?”
Wrian Billiams: “Well there was……Wait, I beat……..There was that one match with……..What is your point? Are you trying to confuse the terror god? I have more books then the library of congress!”
X-Rated: “Yet you are still reading see spot run! Listen, I will not say that you weren’t at one time everything you said you were, but lets face it, that was then and this is now. You and I both know that you can puff up your chest all you want, but you are not nearly as terrifying as you once were. In fact, you are only on top now because you have beaten the same people over an over again. Because these are the same people that were scared of you when you were in your prime, because you have been able to convince all of those people that you are still the same man. Be honest, you and I know that the Wrian Billiams we see standing before us now isn’t the same Wrian Billiams that accepted the Hall of Fame award. You aren’t the same Wrian Billiams you were in the AWA. In fact your time in your current organization has made you soft. You have let your guard down in your current organization because you know you have fooled all of them into thinking you are the same man. I will tell you, I am not fooled, not for one moment. You and I both know that you relive those moments only because you long to be the same man. You are trying to convince yourself that you are everything you say you are.”
Wrian Billiams: “umm…….ummm……….ummmm……..look at the time I got to go. Thanks for your consideration but I will not be able to fit you into my schedule right now, but I will keep you in mind.
{Billiams quickly walks out of the house as fast as he can. X-Rated is left standing there watching in disbelief. The scene switches again to X-Rated standing out side of the decoy house.}
X-Rated: “There you have it, after two days and many pretenders exposes these are just a few of the worst offenders we were able to bring you. To all those pretenders out there I want to leave you with this. Just remember there is only one TRUE TALENT in the world, and none of you are it. You may have fooled yourself, you may have fooled others, but you can’t fool Bateline, and we will catch you. For Bateline DNS I am Chris Cantsing.”
-=The camera fades out as X-Rated walks away and the credit roll.=-